Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 316,836 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
316,836 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 35 groups
All-time high
332,172 kt
in 2006
All-time low
181,373 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 181.4k kt1991: 213.6k kt1992: 226.3k kt1993: 242.8k kt1994: 232.4k kt1995: 281.3k kt1996: 289.0k kt1997: 296.2k kt1998: 295.6k kt1999: 297.4k kt2000: 307.7k kt2001: 319.0k kt2002: 317.3k kt2003: 321.5k kt2004: 323.4k kt2005: 325.2k kt2006: 332.2k kt2007: 331.5k kt2008: 329.7k kt2009: 311.3k kt2010: 318.9k kt2011: 318.7k kt2012: 318.5k kt2013: 317.3k kt2014: 318.5k kt2015: 305.3k kt2016: 312.8k kt2017: 311.1k kt2018: 314.5k kt2019: 299.9k kt2020: 301.0k kt2021: 321.2k kt2022: 316.8k kt2023: 316.8k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 316,836 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries peaked at 332,172 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 181,373 kt, in 1990.

That places Annex I countries 2nd out of 35 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 255,601 kt 181,373 kt 297,423 kt 10
2000s 321,883 kt 307,730 kt 332,172 kt 10
2010s 313,560 kt 299,854 kt 318,949 kt 10
2020s 313,981 kt 301,003 kt 321,246 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 285,079 kt compare
  2. 2 China 89,166 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 85,327 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 36,971 kt compare
  5. 5 Thailand 26,449 kt compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries was 316,836 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 332,172 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 181,373 kt in 1990.
How does Annex I countries rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,834 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf