Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,191 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1996–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1,191 kt.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,563 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.14 kt, in 1996.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.18 kt | 3.14 kt | 15.74 kt | 4 |
| 2000s | 283.17 kt | 16.74 kt | 1,272 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,011 kt | 794.98 kt | 1,563 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,316 kt | 1,191 kt | 1,486 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,191 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,563 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 kt in 1996.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.