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
1st
of 9 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

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Asia is 1.86 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of 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.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.4201 kt —
1991 0.432 kt +2.8%
1992 0.4021 kt -6.9%
1993 0.4129 kt +2.7%
1994 0.4272 kt +3.5%
1995 0.4365 kt +2.2%
1996 0.4739 kt +8.6%
1997 0.4815 kt +1.6%
1998 0.4712 kt -2.1%
1999 0.4782 kt +1.5%
2000 1.23 kt +156.4%
2001 1.28 kt +4.4%
2002 1.29 kt +0.5%
2003 1.33 kt +3.2%
2004 1.54 kt +15.7%
2005 1.66 kt +8.2%
2006 1.69 kt +1.9%
2007 1.87 kt +10.3%
2008 2.01 kt +7.8%
2009 1.99 kt -1.0%
2010 2.06 kt +3.5%
2011 2.13 kt +3.2%
2012 2.07 kt -3.0%
2013 2.4 kt +16.0%
2014 2.34 kt -2.2%
2015 2.25 kt -4.1%
2016 2.33 kt +3.8%
2017 1.91 kt -18.1%
2018 1.87 kt -2.4%
2019 1.8 kt -3.4%
2020 1.82 kt +1.1%
2021 1.85 kt +1.5%
2022 1.82 kt -1.8%
2023 1.86 kt +2.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Asia 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
2000 +156.4% 0.4782 kt 1.23 kt

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. 2 Türkiye 0.1401 kt compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 0.7229 kt compare
  5. 4 Brazil 0.4724 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 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 1st out of 9 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
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.