Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 45,675 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe stood at 45,675 kt.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 51,705 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,357 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 (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,357 kt | — |
| 1991 | 44,147 kt | +154.3% |
| 1992 | 40,220 kt | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 38,955 kt | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 37,044 kt | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 37,892 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 39,137 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 38,444 kt | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 40,783 kt | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 45,126 kt | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 47,907 kt | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 48,471 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50,195 kt | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 50,895 kt | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51,272 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49,651 kt | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 49,660 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51,632 kt | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 49,098 kt | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 47,836 kt | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 50,321 kt | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 50,971 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 51,705 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 49,126 kt | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 48,700 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 50,103 kt | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 50,582 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49,987 kt | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 50,401 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45,868 kt | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 45,213 kt | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 48,451 kt | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 45,675 kt | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 45,675 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 | +154.3% | 17,357 kt | 44,147 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,911 kt | 17,357 kt | 45,126 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,662 kt | 47,836 kt | 51,632 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,776 kt | 45,868 kt | 51,705 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,254 kt | 45,213 kt | 48,451 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Germany 17,142 kt compare
- 8 Polynesia 77.04 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0983 kt compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 16,641 kt compare
- 10 France 14,972 kt compare
- 11 Australia 13,717 kt compare
- 12 Poland 13,112 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 10,287 kt compare
- 14 Italy 9,453 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 (co2eq) in Western Europe?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 45,675 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 51,705 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,357 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 (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.