Food Processing — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Food Processing — Emissions was 0.7077 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7077 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.01 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0.6535 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511990200620231990: 0.653 kt1991: 0.9 kt1992: 0.929 kt1993: 0.953 kt1994: 0.898 kt1995: 0.967 kt1996: 1 kt1997: 0.963 kt1998: 0.902 kt1999: 0.898 kt2000: 0.919 kt2001: 0.886 kt2002: 0.928 kt2003: 0.933 kt2004: 0.932 kt2005: 0.923 kt2006: 0.891 kt2007: 0.926 kt2008: 0.872 kt2009: 0.838 kt2010: 0.818 kt2011: 0.83 kt2012: 0.871 kt2013: 0.819 kt2014: 0.821 kt2015: 0.837 kt2016: 0.809 kt2017: 0.794 kt2018: 0.81 kt2019: 0.712 kt2020: 0.71 kt2021: 0.718 kt2022: 0.708 kt2023: 0.708 kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 0.7077 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 1.01 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6535 kt, in 1990.

That places European Union (27) 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in European Union (27), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.6535 kt
1991 0.9 kt +37.7%
1992 0.9289 kt +3.2%
1993 0.9527 kt +2.6%
1994 0.8985 kt -5.7%
1995 0.9672 kt +7.6%
1996 1.01 kt +4.8%
1997 0.9627 kt -5.0%
1998 0.902 kt -6.3%
1999 0.8984 kt -0.4%
2000 0.919 kt +2.3%
2001 0.8861 kt -3.6%
2002 0.9281 kt +4.7%
2003 0.9335 kt +0.6%
2004 0.9322 kt -0.1%
2005 0.9234 kt -0.9%
2006 0.8908 kt -3.5%
2007 0.926 kt +4.0%
2008 0.8718 kt -5.9%
2009 0.8375 kt -3.9%
2010 0.8175 kt -2.4%
2011 0.8304 kt +1.6%
2012 0.8714 kt +4.9%
2013 0.8188 kt -6.0%
2014 0.8205 kt +0.2%
2015 0.8367 kt +2.0%
2016 0.8087 kt -3.3%
2017 0.7944 kt -1.8%
2018 0.8104 kt +2.0%
2019 0.7115 kt -12.2%
2020 0.7103 kt -0.2%
2021 0.7179 kt +1.1%
2022 0.7077 kt -1.4%
2023 0.7077 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9077 kt 0.6535 kt 1.01 kt 10
2000s 0.9048 kt 0.8375 kt 0.9335 kt 10
2010s 0.812 kt 0.7115 kt 0.8714 kt 10
2020s 0.7109 kt 0.7077 kt 0.7179 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  2. 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
  4. 9 Japan 0.1831 kt compare
  5. 10 Poland 0.1643 kt compare
  6. 11 Germany 0.1567 kt compare
  7. 12 Philippines 0.1424 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in European Union (27)?
Food processing — emissions in European Union (27) was 0.7077 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6535 kt in 1990.
How does European Union (27) rank for food processing — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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