Food Processing — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Food Processing — Emissions was 168,169 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Asia is 168,169 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Asia peaked at 236,992 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37,556 kt, in 1990.
That places Asia 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,556 kt | — |
| 1991 | 38,541 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 39,328 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 40,092 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 42,421 kt | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 43,303 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 45,901 kt | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 47,008 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 45,399 kt | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 46,300 kt | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 128,905 kt | +178.4% |
| 2001 | 134,188 kt | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 134,711 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 138,390 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 161,604 kt | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 174,105 kt | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 180,108 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 198,247 kt | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 214,866 kt | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 210,328 kt | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 218,351 kt | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 224,907 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 217,121 kt | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 236,992 kt | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 226,656 kt | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 214,677 kt | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 215,182 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 183,014 kt | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 174,514 kt | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 168,569 kt | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 165,008 kt | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 165,719 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 163,778 kt | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 168,169 kt | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +178.4% | 46,300 kt | 128,905 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,585 kt | 37,556 kt | 47,008 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,545 kt | 128,905 kt | 214,866 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 207,998 kt | 168,569 kt | 236,992 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,668 kt | 163,778 kt | 168,169 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 OECD 257,009 kt compare
- 2 United States 106,272 kt compare
- 3 China 84,975 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 81,150 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
- 5 Russia 27,566 kt compare
- 7 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Asia?
- Food processing — emissions in Asia was 168,169 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 236,992 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,556 kt in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for food processing — emissions?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf