Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in World

World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 36,905 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
36,905 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 19 groups
All-time high
36,905 kt
in 2021
All-time low
6.25 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in World, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 6.3 kt1991: 3.2k kt1992: 37.1 kt1993: 216.4 kt1994: 570.6 kt1995: 723.2 kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 6.5k kt1999: 9.0k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 11.9k kt2002: 13.8k kt2003: 15.5k kt2004: 17.2k kt2005: 18.7k kt2006: 22.0k kt2007: 24.4k kt2008: 26.1k kt2009: 26.0k kt2010: 28.4k kt2011: 30.6k kt2012: 32.8k kt2013: 34.5k kt2014: 36.2k kt2015: 32.1k kt2016: 34.0k kt2017: 33.3k kt2018: 32.8k kt2019: 33.7k kt2020: 33.8k kt2021: 36.9k kt2022: 36.9k kt2023: 36.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

World recorded 36,905 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in World peaked at 36,905 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.25 kt, in 1990.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in World, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.25 kt —
1991 3,247 kt +51849.5%
1992 37.15 kt -98.9%
1993 216.38 kt +482.5%
1994 570.55 kt +163.7%
1995 723.22 kt +26.8%
1996 1,326 kt +83.3%
1997 2,037 kt +53.6%
1998 6,482 kt +218.3%
1999 8,971 kt +38.4%
2000 10,347 kt +15.3%
2001 11,914 kt +15.1%
2002 13,777 kt +15.6%
2003 15,455 kt +12.2%
2004 17,234 kt +11.5%
2005 18,747 kt +8.8%
2006 21,958 kt +17.1%
2007 24,449 kt +11.3%
2008 26,124 kt +6.9%
2009 26,028 kt -0.4%
2010 28,355 kt +8.9%
2011 30,613 kt +8.0%
2012 32,827 kt +7.2%
2013 34,527 kt +5.2%
2014 36,245 kt +5.0%
2015 32,117 kt -11.4%
2016 34,028 kt +5.9%
2017 33,331 kt -2.0%
2018 32,751 kt -1.7%
2019 33,683 kt +2.8%
2020 33,798 kt +0.3%
2021 36,905 kt +9.2%
2022 36,905 kt +0.0%
2023 36,905 kt +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +51849.5% 6.25 kt 3,247 kt
1993 +482.5% 37.15 kt 216.38 kt
1998 +218.3% 2,037 kt 6,482 kt
1994 +163.7% 216.38 kt 570.55 kt
1992 -98.9% 3,247 kt 37.15 kt
1996 +83.3% 723.22 kt 1,326 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,362 kt 6.25 kt 8,971 kt 10
2000s 18,603 kt 10,347 kt 26,124 kt 10
2010s 32,848 kt 28,355 kt 36,245 kt 10
2020s 36,128 kt 33,798 kt 36,905 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 26,645 kt compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 9,287 kt compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 72.96 kt compare
  4. 3 France 5,876 kt compare
  5. 3 Republic of Moldova 54.67 kt compare
  6. 4 Switzerland 1,332 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in World?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in World was 36,905 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 36,905 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.25 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
World ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,131 data points, 1990–2023
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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.