Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 11,677 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 11,677 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 27,474 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,677 kt, in 2022.
That places Northern Europe 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,580 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25,015 kt | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 26,959 kt | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 27,474 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 26,907 kt | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 25,529 kt | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 25,598 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 24,457 kt | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 23,768 kt | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 23,378 kt | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 20,843 kt | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 21,580 kt | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21,272 kt | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 21,064 kt | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20,987 kt | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20,002 kt | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 19,837 kt | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19,014 kt | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 18,481 kt | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 16,292 kt | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 17,483 kt | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 16,645 kt | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 16,653 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,404 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 15,389 kt | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 13,935 kt | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 13,300 kt | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 13,051 kt | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12,979 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,058 kt | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 11,979 kt | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12,065 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11,677 kt | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 11,677 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,467 kt | 23,378 kt | 27,474 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,937 kt | 16,292 kt | 21,580 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,790 kt | 12,058 kt | 17,483 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,849 kt | 11,677 kt | 12,065 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 16 Colombia 8,099 kt compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,845 kt compare
- 18 Canada 6,498 kt compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,973 kt compare
- 20 Spain 5,542 kt compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 3,824 kt compare
- 22 Argentina 3,795 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.17 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Northern Europe?
- Food processing — emissions in Northern Europe was 11,677 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 27,474 kt in 1993.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,677 kt in 2022.
- How does Northern Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
- Northern Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.