Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Romania

Romania: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,026 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,026 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 107 countries
All-time high
5,936 kt
in 1992
All-time low
1,767 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 1.8k kt1991: 2.1k kt1992: 5.9k kt1993: 4.7k kt1994: 4.2k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 4.9k kt1997: 4.0k kt1998: 2.8k kt1999: 2.2k kt2000: 2.4k kt2001: 2.8k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 3.1k kt2004: 3.5k kt2005: 3.4k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.5k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 1.9k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 2.1k kt2012: 2.1k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.9k kt2016: 1.8k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.8k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 1.8k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 2.0k kt2023: 2.0k kt

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 2,026 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Romania peaked at 5,936 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,767 kt, in 1990.

Romania ranks 36th of 107 countries 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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Romania, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,767 kt —
1991 2,058 kt +16.4%
1992 5,936 kt +188.5%
1993 4,671 kt -21.3%
1994 4,205 kt -10.0%
1995 5,068 kt +20.5%
1996 4,932 kt -2.7%
1997 4,045 kt -18.0%
1998 2,831 kt -30.0%
1999 2,228 kt -21.3%
2000 2,386 kt +7.1%
2001 2,806 kt +17.6%
2002 2,752 kt -1.9%
2003 3,053 kt +10.9%
2004 3,491 kt +14.4%
2005 3,422 kt -2.0%
2006 2,074 kt -39.4%
2007 2,489 kt +20.0%
2008 2,475 kt -0.6%
2009 1,916 kt -22.6%
2010 1,941 kt +1.3%
2011 2,096 kt +8.0%
2012 2,139 kt +2.1%
2013 1,770 kt -17.3%
2014 1,799 kt +1.7%
2015 1,857 kt +3.2%
2016 1,842 kt -0.8%
2017 1,937 kt +5.2%
2018 1,782 kt -8.0%
2019 1,913 kt +7.4%
2020 1,842 kt -3.7%
2021 1,908 kt +3.5%
2022 2,026 kt +6.2%
2023 2,026 kt +0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2,026 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 559.78 kt, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2,026 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 708.64 kt, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Romania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +188.5% 2,058 kt 5,936 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,774 kt 1,767 kt 5,936 kt 10
2000s 2,686 kt 1,916 kt 3,491 kt 10
2010s 1,908 kt 1,770 kt 2,139 kt 10
2020s 1,951 kt 1,842 kt 2,026 kt 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 33 Serbia 2,106 kt compare
  2. 34 Switzerland 2,049 kt compare
  3. 35 Morocco 2,044 kt compare
  4. 37 Belarus 1,939 kt compare
  5. 38 Uzbekistan 1,858 kt compare
  6. 39 Greece 1,576 kt compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Romania?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Romania was 2,026 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 5,936 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,767 kt in 1990.
How does Romania rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Romania ranks 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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.