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
In 2023, food processing — emissions in Asia stood at 168,169 kt.
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 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
| 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
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 20,277 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 36 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 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.