Food Processing — Emissions in Greenland

Greenland: Food Processing — Emissions was 17.75 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.75 kt
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
95th
of 103 countries
All-time high
32.17 kt
in 2005
All-time low
15.12 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 25.5 kt1991: 25.5 kt1992: 22.3 kt1993: 22.3 kt1994: 22.3 kt1995: 22.3 kt1996: 22.3 kt1997: 22.3 kt1998: 22.3 kt1999: 22.3 kt2000: 22.3 kt2001: 22.3 kt2002: 22.3 kt2003: 22.3 kt2004: 31.9 kt2005: 32.2 kt2006: 32.1 kt2007: 28.5 kt2008: 31.9 kt2009: 26.1 kt2010: 22.5 kt2011: 18.5 kt2012: 17.6 kt2013: 16.8 kt2014: 15.4 kt2015: 17.8 kt2016: 18 kt2017: 15.4 kt2018: 20.4 kt2019: 15.1 kt2020: 15.9 kt2021: 17.2 kt2022: 18.4 kt2023: 17.7 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Greenland is 17.75 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Greenland peaked at 32.17 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.12 kt, in 2019.

Greenland ranks 95th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.94 kt 22.3 kt 25.49 kt 10
2000s 27.19 kt 22.3 kt 32.17 kt 10
2010s 17.75 kt 15.12 kt 22.45 kt 10
2020s 17.31 kt 15.95 kt 18.35 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 92 Mozambique 37.77 kt compare
  2. 93 Kenya 28.54 kt compare
  3. 94 Togo 21.44 kt compare
  4. 96 India 15.63 kt compare
  5. 97 Lesotho 15.36 kt compare
  6. 98 Iceland 9.77 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Greenland?
Food processing — emissions in Greenland was 17.75 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 32.17 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.12 kt in 2019.
How does Greenland rank for food processing — emissions?
Greenland ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland 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.