Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in World
World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) was 508,138 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 508,138 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 549,935 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 205,449 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 205,449 kt | — |
| 1991 | 238,603 kt | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 254,181 kt | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 268,966 kt | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 260,164 kt | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 309,872 kt | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 319,196 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 327,067 kt | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 323,889 kt | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 326,360 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 421,039 kt | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 437,752 kt | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 435,850 kt | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 443,108 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 469,688 kt | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 483,934 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 499,373 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 523,311 kt | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 541,348 kt | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 521,535 kt | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 536,966 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 540,942 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 531,255 kt | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 549,935 kt | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 542,028 kt | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 517,656 kt | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 526,130 kt | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 501,455 kt | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 491,622 kt | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 475,642 kt | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 481,627 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 504,109 kt | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 503,101 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 508,138 kt | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +29.0% | 326,360 kt | 421,039 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,375 kt | 205,449 kt | 327,067 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,694 kt | 421,039 kt | 541,348 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,363 kt | 475,642 kt | 549,935 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 499,244 kt | 481,627 kt | 508,138 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 285,079 kt compare
- 2 China 89,166 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 85,327 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 36,971 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in World?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in World was 508,138 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 549,935 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,449 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.