Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.2943 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2943 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.4109 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.1077 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.108 kt1991: 0.354 kt1992: 0.343 kt1993: 0.312 kt1994: 0.291 kt1995: 0.312 kt1996: 0.316 kt1997: 0.302 kt1998: 0.307 kt1999: 0.326 kt2000: 0.353 kt2001: 0.358 kt2002: 0.368 kt2003: 0.368 kt2004: 0.368 kt2005: 0.376 kt2006: 0.378 kt2007: 0.402 kt2008: 0.375 kt2009: 0.368 kt2010: 0.37 kt2011: 0.372 kt2012: 0.411 kt2013: 0.366 kt2014: 0.358 kt2015: 0.37 kt2016: 0.36 kt2017: 0.35 kt2018: 0.367 kt2019: 0.307 kt2020: 0.307 kt2021: 0.314 kt2022: 0.294 kt2023: 0.294 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Western Europe stood at 0.2943 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 0.4109 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1077 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Europe 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1077 kt
1991 0.3539 kt +228.6%
1992 0.3428 kt -3.1%
1993 0.3118 kt -9.0%
1994 0.2915 kt -6.5%
1995 0.3116 kt +6.9%
1996 0.3164 kt +1.5%
1997 0.3018 kt -4.6%
1998 0.3073 kt +1.8%
1999 0.3264 kt +6.2%
2000 0.3534 kt +8.3%
2001 0.3581 kt +1.3%
2002 0.3679 kt +2.7%
2003 0.3681 kt +0.1%
2004 0.368 kt -0.0%
2005 0.3758 kt +2.1%
2006 0.3775 kt +0.5%
2007 0.402 kt +6.5%
2008 0.3752 kt -6.7%
2009 0.3678 kt -2.0%
2010 0.3705 kt +0.7%
2011 0.372 kt +0.4%
2012 0.4109 kt +10.5%
2013 0.366 kt -10.9%
2014 0.3585 kt -2.0%
2015 0.37 kt +3.2%
2016 0.3601 kt -2.7%
2017 0.3504 kt -2.7%
2018 0.3675 kt +4.9%
2019 0.3068 kt -16.5%
2020 0.3068 kt +0.0%
2021 0.3144 kt +2.5%
2022 0.2943 kt -6.4%
2023 0.2943 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2971 kt 0.1077 kt 0.3539 kt 10
2000s 0.3714 kt 0.3534 kt 0.402 kt 10
2010s 0.3633 kt 0.3068 kt 0.4109 kt 10
2020s 0.3024 kt 0.2943 kt 0.3144 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 12 Philippines 0.1424 kt compare
  2. 13 Republic of Korea 0.1275 kt compare
  3. 14 Colombia 0.0919 kt compare
  4. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0689 kt compare
  5. 16 France 0.0596 kt compare
  6. 17 Italy 0.0571 kt compare
  7. 18 Ukraine 0.042 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Western Europe?
Food processing — emissions in Western Europe was 0.2943 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4109 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1077 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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