Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 45,675 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45,675 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 36 groups
All-time high
51,705 kt
in 2012
All-time low
17,357 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 17.4k kt1991: 44.1k kt1992: 40.2k kt1993: 39.0k kt1994: 37.0k kt1995: 37.9k kt1996: 39.1k kt1997: 38.4k kt1998: 40.8k kt1999: 45.1k kt2000: 47.9k kt2001: 48.5k kt2002: 50.2k kt2003: 50.9k kt2004: 51.3k kt2005: 49.7k kt2006: 49.7k kt2007: 51.6k kt2008: 49.1k kt2009: 47.8k kt2010: 50.3k kt2011: 51.0k kt2012: 51.7k kt2013: 49.1k kt2014: 48.7k kt2015: 50.1k kt2016: 50.6k kt2017: 50.0k kt2018: 50.4k kt2019: 45.9k kt2020: 45.2k kt2021: 48.5k kt2022: 45.7k kt2023: 45.7k kt

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 12th of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Australia and New Zealand 16,641 kt compare
  2. 10 France 14,972 kt compare
  3. 11 Australia 13,717 kt compare
  4. 12 Poland 13,112 kt compare
  5. 13 Türkiye 12,212 kt compare
  6. 14 Republic of Korea 10,287 kt compare
  7. 15 Italy 9,453 kt compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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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 12th out of 36 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

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
Last refreshed

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.