Food Processing — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 1.13 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.13 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Europe peaked at 1.49 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8639 kt, in 1990.
Europe ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8639 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.11 kt | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 1.36 kt | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 1.49 kt | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.36 kt | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.41 kt | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 kt | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 kt | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.26 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.24 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.26 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kt | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.27 kt | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kt | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kt | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kt | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 kt | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.24 kt | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 kt | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 kt | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kt | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 kt | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kt | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 kt | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.14 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.13 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kt | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Europe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +28.6% | 0.8639 kt | 1.11 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 kt | 0.8639 kt | 1.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 kt | 1.13 kt | 1.27 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 kt | 1.11 kt | 1.24 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 kt | 1.11 kt | 1.14 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 China 0.7641 kt compare
- 2 Türkiye 0.1401 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 0.7229 kt compare
- 4 Brazil 0.4724 kt compare
- 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0.0008 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
- 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
- 7 Polynesia 0.0006 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0.0002 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Europe?
- Food processing — emissions in Europe was 1.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kt in 1993.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8639 kt in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.