Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 13,451 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13,451 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 32 groups
All-time high
27,733 kt
in 1993
All-time low
13,451 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 25.8k kt1991: 25.2k kt1992: 27.2k kt1993: 27.7k kt1994: 27.1k kt1995: 25.8k kt1996: 25.9k kt1997: 24.8k kt1998: 24.2k kt1999: 23.9k kt2000: 21.5k kt2001: 22.4k kt2002: 22.2k kt2003: 22.0k kt2004: 22.0k kt2005: 21.1k kt2006: 21.0k kt2007: 20.3k kt2008: 19.8k kt2009: 17.7k kt2010: 19.0k kt2011: 18.2k kt2012: 18.4k kt2013: 18.2k kt2014: 17.3k kt2015: 15.8k kt2016: 15.2k kt2017: 15.0k kt2018: 14.9k kt2019: 13.9k kt2020: 13.8k kt2021: 13.8k kt2022: 13.5k kt2023: 13.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe is 13,451 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe peaked at 27,733 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13,451 kt, in 2022.

Northern Europe ranks 18th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 25,796 kt —
1991 25,234 kt -2.2%
1992 27,188 kt +7.7%
1993 27,733 kt +2.0%
1994 27,137 kt -2.1%
1995 25,768 kt -5.0%
1996 25,852 kt +0.3%
1997 24,780 kt -4.1%
1998 24,182 kt -2.4%
1999 23,925 kt -1.1%
2000 21,491 kt -10.2%
2001 22,364 kt +4.1%
2002 22,160 kt -0.9%
2003 22,045 kt -0.5%
2004 22,042 kt -0.0%
2005 21,136 kt -4.1%
2006 21,047 kt -0.4%
2007 20,298 kt -3.6%
2008 19,828 kt -2.3%
2009 17,676 kt -10.9%
2010 18,951 kt +7.2%
2011 18,216 kt -3.9%
2012 18,352 kt +0.7%
2013 18,190 kt -0.9%
2014 17,277 kt -5.0%
2015 15,840 kt -8.3%
2016 15,244 kt -3.8%
2017 14,985 kt -1.7%
2018 14,909 kt -0.5%
2019 13,893 kt -6.8%
2020 13,778 kt -0.8%
2021 13,843 kt +0.5%
2022 13,451 kt -2.8%
2023 13,451 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,759 kt 23,925 kt 27,733 kt 10
2000s 21,009 kt 17,676 kt 22,364 kt 10
2010s 16,586 kt 13,893 kt 18,951 kt 10
2020s 13,631 kt 13,451 kt 13,843 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 15 Philippines 8,442 kt compare
  2. 16 Colombia 8,322 kt compare
  3. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,016 kt compare
  4. 18 Canada 7,044 kt compare
  5. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,327 kt compare
  6. 20 Spain 6,019 kt compare
  7. 21 China, Taiwan Province of 3,839 kt compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe was 13,451 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 27,733 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 13,451 kt in 2022.
How does Northern Europe rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 (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, 4,038 data points, 1990–2023
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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.