Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in World
World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24,468 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 36 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 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.