Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in OECD
OECD: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) was 767.85 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 767.85 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD peaked at 1,510 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 767.85 kt, in 2023.
That places OECD 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,331 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,510 kt | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 1,176 kt | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 1,190 kt | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,056 kt | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 1,200 kt | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 1,260 kt | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,268 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,150 kt | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1,082 kt | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,092 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,176 kt | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,099 kt | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 1,137 kt | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,198 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,154 kt | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,204 kt | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,075 kt | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 1,214 kt | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 1,122 kt | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1,207 kt | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1,148 kt | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,030 kt | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1,041 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,039 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 944.94 kt | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 915.5 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 965.92 kt | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 968.87 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 917.86 kt | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 868.15 kt | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 865.26 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 767.85 kt | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 767.85 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,222 kt | 1,056 kt | 1,510 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,147 kt | 1,075 kt | 1,214 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 kt | 915.5 kt | 1,207 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 817.28 kt | 767.85 kt | 868.15 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 China 3,989 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 3,985 kt compare
- 4 Thailand 330.93 kt compare
- 5 United States 300.76 kt compare
- 6 Colombia 199.5 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,497 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions 224.02 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 59,366 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD was 767.85 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1,510 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 767.85 kt in 2023.
- How does OECD rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf