Food Processing — Emissions in Italy

Italy: Food Processing — Emissions was 8,230 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8,230 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 112 countries
All-time high
13,985 kt
in 2003
All-time low
7,799 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Italy, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 8.5k kt1991: 9.3k kt1992: 9.9k kt1993: 9.2k kt1994: 9.6k kt1995: 10.6k kt1996: 10.7k kt1997: 10.7k kt1998: 11.4k kt1999: 12.8k kt2000: 12.8k kt2001: 12.9k kt2002: 13.7k kt2003: 14.0k kt2004: 13.6k kt2005: 13.0k kt2006: 12.4k kt2007: 12.0k kt2008: 11.9k kt2009: 10.4k kt2010: 9.7k kt2011: 9.4k kt2012: 9.0k kt2013: 8.3k kt2014: 8.2k kt2015: 8.5k kt2016: 8.6k kt2017: 8.6k kt2018: 8.2k kt2019: 7.8k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 8.4k kt2022: 8.2k kt2023: 8.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Italy is 8,230 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Italy peaked at 13,985 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,799 kt, in 2020.

Italy ranks 19th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Processing — Emissions in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CO2) in Italy, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,470 kt —
1991 9,332 kt +10.2%
1992 9,898 kt +6.1%
1993 9,187 kt -7.2%
1994 9,596 kt +4.5%
1995 10,638 kt +10.9%
1996 10,660 kt +0.2%
1997 10,688 kt +0.3%
1998 11,382 kt +6.5%
1999 12,763 kt +12.1%
2000 12,754 kt -0.1%
2001 12,915 kt +1.3%
2002 13,724 kt +6.3%
2003 13,985 kt +1.9%
2004 13,578 kt -2.9%
2005 12,954 kt -4.6%
2006 12,373 kt -4.5%
2007 11,982 kt -3.2%
2008 11,944 kt -0.3%
2009 10,431 kt -12.7%
2010 9,722 kt -6.8%
2011 9,434 kt -3.0%
2012 8,987 kt -4.7%
2013 8,264 kt -8.0%
2014 8,245 kt -0.2%
2015 8,452 kt +2.5%
2016 8,618 kt +2.0%
2017 8,569 kt -0.6%
2018 8,151 kt -4.9%
2019 7,832 kt -3.9%
2020 7,799 kt -0.4%
2021 8,366 kt +7.3%
2022 8,230 kt -1.6%
2023 8,230 kt +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 8,230 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 741.83 kt, 11.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 8,230 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 713.77 kt, 11.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,261 kt 8,470 kt 12,763 kt 10
2000s 12,664 kt 10,431 kt 13,985 kt 10
2010s 8,627 kt 7,832 kt 9,722 kt 10
2020s 8,156 kt 7,799 kt 8,366 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 16 Republic of Korea 10,245 kt compare
  2. 17 France 9,053 kt compare
  3. 18 Philippines 8,396 kt compare
  4. 20 Colombia 8,099 kt compare
  5. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,845 kt compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom 6,845 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Italy?
Food processing — emissions in Italy was 8,230 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 13,985 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 7,799 kt in 2020.
How does Italy rank for food processing — emissions?
Italy ranks 19th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
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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