Food Processing — Emissions in South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia: Food Processing — Emissions was 34,694 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34,694 kt
Change on year
up 15.5%
Rank
5th
of 28 regions
All-time high
34,694 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9,982 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2023

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k1990200620231990: 10.2k kt1991: 10.5k kt1992: 10.0k kt1993: 10.5k kt1994: 11.7k kt1995: 11.6k kt1996: 13.2k kt1997: 13.6k kt1998: 11.9k kt1999: 12.5k kt2000: 12.6k kt2001: 12.9k kt2002: 13.1k kt2003: 14.1k kt2004: 16.3k kt2005: 16.0k kt2006: 15.1k kt2007: 17.2k kt2008: 17.2k kt2009: 16.6k kt2010: 18.0k kt2011: 19.1k kt2012: 21.0k kt2013: 24.2k kt2014: 24.0k kt2015: 23.5k kt2016: 23.0k kt2017: 22.3k kt2018: 25.1k kt2019: 25.1k kt2020: 27.3k kt2021: 27.6k kt2022: 30.0k kt2023: 34.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in South-Eastern Asia is 34,694 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 34,694 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,982 kt, in 1992.

South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 28 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,569 kt 9,982 kt 13,596 kt 10
2000s 15,100 kt 12,573 kt 17,234 kt 10
2010s 22,541 kt 18,014 kt 25,145 kt 10
2020s 29,920 kt 27,344 kt 34,694 kt 4

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia

  1. 2 China (People's Republic of) 84,975 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 81,150 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
  4. 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 19,748 kt compare
  6. 7 Japan 19,731 kt compare
  7. 8 Australia and New Zealand 16,121 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in South-Eastern Asia?
Food processing — emissions in South-Eastern Asia was 34,694 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 34,694 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,982 kt in 1992.
How does South-Eastern Asia rank for food processing — emissions?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 28 regions with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South-Eastern 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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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
138 places, 3,653 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