Food Processing — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Processing — Emissions was 279,126 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
279,126 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 36 groups
All-time high
308,735 kt
in 2006
All-time low
179,472 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 179.5k kt1991: 208.2k kt1992: 224.2k kt1993: 240.6k kt1994: 230.1k kt1995: 278.6k kt1996: 285.7k kt1997: 292.1k kt1998: 287.2k kt1999: 286.6k kt2000: 295.6k kt2001: 305.2k kt2002: 301.7k kt2003: 304.3k kt2004: 304.6k kt2005: 304.9k kt2006: 308.7k kt2007: 305.8k kt2008: 302.3k kt2009: 284.0k kt2010: 289.2k kt2011: 286.9k kt2012: 284.5k kt2013: 281.7k kt2014: 281.2k kt2015: 272.2k kt2016: 277.8k kt2017: 276.8k kt2018: 280.7k kt2019: 265.2k kt2020: 266.3k kt2021: 283.4k kt2022: 279.1k kt2023: 279.1k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 279,126 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 308,735 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 179,472 kt, in 1990.

That places Annex I countries 2nd out of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 251,284 kt 179,472 kt 292,113 kt 10
2000s 301,712 kt 284,024 kt 308,735 kt 10
2010s 279,630 kt 265,202 kt 289,234 kt 10
2020s 277,000 kt 266,312 kt 283,432 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 257,009 kt compare
  2. 2 China 84,975 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 81,150 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
  5. 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Annex I countries?
Food processing — emissions in Annex I countries was 279,126 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 308,735 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 179,472 kt in 1990.
How does Annex I countries rank for food processing — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries 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

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
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.