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 36 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.

Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe

Name: Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 2.7 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.7 kt

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

21st

of 36 groups

All-time high

7.3 kt

in 2007

All-time low

0.9594 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

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 36 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.

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

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More climate change data for Western Europe

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 136,034 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 28,488 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 107,546 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 107.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,841 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 33,397 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 32,700 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 697.27 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 123.4 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24.9 kt (2050)

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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 36 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

Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.