Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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 12th of 34 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) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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
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 12th out of 34 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.