Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 36,873 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 36,873 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 44,873 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17,302 kt, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,302 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40,707 kt | +135.3% |
| 1992 | 40,007 kt | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 38,671 kt | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 36,576 kt | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 37,252 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 38,288 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 37,342 kt | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 37,764 kt | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 40,389 kt | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 43,039 kt | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 43,316 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 44,282 kt | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 44,684 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44,873 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43,223 kt | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 42,918 kt | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 44,742 kt | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 42,146 kt | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 40,720 kt | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 42,539 kt | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 42,816 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43,332 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 41,121 kt | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 40,603 kt | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 41,732 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 41,860 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41,415 kt | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42,238 kt | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 38,171 kt | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 37,836 kt | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 39,600 kt | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 36,873 kt | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 36,873 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +135.3% | 17,302 kt | 40,707 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,430 kt | 17,302 kt | 40,707 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,394 kt | 40,720 kt | 44,873 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,583 kt | 38,171 kt | 43,332 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,796 kt | 36,873 kt | 39,600 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 16,121 kt compare
- 8 Polynesia 76.78 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0358 kt compare
- 9 Germany 16,082 kt compare
- 10 Australia 13,555 kt compare
- 11 Poland 12,939 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 10,245 kt compare
- 13 France 9,053 kt compare
- 14 Philippines 8,396 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Western Europe?
- Food processing — emissions in Western Europe was 36,873 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 44,873 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,302 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.