Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 2.7 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.7 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 7.3 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9594 kt, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 21st of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9594 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.63 kt | +278.3% |
| 1992 | 3.68 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.03 kt | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 2.52 kt | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 2.01 kt | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 2.06 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.19 kt | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.11 kt | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.47 kt | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 5.21 kt | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 4.62 kt | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8 kt | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.56 kt | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 6.28 kt | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 6.43 kt | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3 kt | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 5.94 kt | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 5.91 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.69 kt | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.81 kt | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 4.88 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.33 kt | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 3.16 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.06 kt | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 3.86 kt | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.53 kt | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 5.26 kt | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 3.64 kt | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 3.82 kt | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.21 kt | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7 kt | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +278.3% | 0.9594 kt | 3.63 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.56 kt | 0.9594 kt | 3.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 kt | 4.62 kt | 7.3 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 kt | 3.16 kt | 5.69 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 kt | 2.7 kt | 4.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 18 Kazakhstan 0.3548 kt compare
- 19 Eswatini 0.3145 kt compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 0.3137 kt compare
- 21 Chile 0.3055 kt compare
- 22 Philippines 0.297 kt compare
- 23 Italy 0.263 kt compare
- 24 Spain 0.2603 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Western Europe?
- Food processing — emissions in Western Europe was 2.7 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9594 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.