Food Processing — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Food Processing — Emissions was 1.86 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.86 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
4th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2.4 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.4021 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

0.511.522.51990200620231990: 0.42 kt1991: 0.432 kt1992: 0.402 kt1993: 0.413 kt1994: 0.427 kt1995: 0.436 kt1996: 0.474 kt1997: 0.481 kt1998: 0.471 kt1999: 0.478 kt2000: 1.2 kt2001: 1.3 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.3 kt2004: 1.5 kt2005: 1.7 kt2006: 1.7 kt2007: 1.9 kt2008: 2 kt2009: 2 kt2010: 2.1 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 2.1 kt2013: 2.4 kt2014: 2.3 kt2015: 2.2 kt2016: 2.3 kt2017: 1.9 kt2018: 1.9 kt2019: 1.8 kt2020: 1.8 kt2021: 1.8 kt2022: 1.8 kt2023: 1.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Asia stood at 1.86 kt.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Asia peaked at 2.4 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4021 kt, in 1992.

That places Asia 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4436 kt 0.4021 kt 0.4815 kt 10
2000s 1.59 kt 1.23 kt 2.01 kt 10
2010s 2.12 kt 1.8 kt 2.4 kt 10
2020s 1.84 kt 1.82 kt 1.86 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 2.48 kt compare
  2. 2 China 0.7641 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 0.7229 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 0.4724 kt compare
  5. 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  6. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  7. 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Asia?
Food processing — emissions in Asia was 1.86 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.4 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4021 kt in 1992.
How does Asia rank for food processing — emissions?
Asia ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 data points, 1990–2023
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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