Food Processing — Emissions in France

France: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0596 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0596 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.1027 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.0459 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in France, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.056 kt1991: 0.059 kt1992: 0.063 kt1993: 0.053 kt1994: 0.05 kt1995: 0.055 kt1996: 0.056 kt1997: 0.055 kt1998: 0.06 kt1999: 0.085 kt2000: 0.083 kt2001: 0.073 kt2002: 0.08 kt2003: 0.08 kt2004: 0.086 kt2005: 0.093 kt2006: 0.094 kt2007: 0.102 kt2008: 0.089 kt2009: 0.085 kt2010: 0.088 kt2011: 0.083 kt2012: 0.103 kt2013: 0.069 kt2014: 0.046 kt2015: 0.073 kt2016: 0.07 kt2017: 0.077 kt2018: 0.092 kt2019: 0.072 kt2020: 0.08 kt2021: 0.084 kt2022: 0.06 kt2023: 0.06 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in France stood at 0.0596 kt.

The figure is down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in France peaked at 0.1027 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0459 kt, in 2014.

France ranks 16th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in France, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in France, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0563 kt —
1991 0.059 kt +4.7%
1992 0.0631 kt +7.1%
1993 0.0528 kt -16.3%
1994 0.0501 kt -5.2%
1995 0.055 kt +9.7%
1996 0.0564 kt +2.6%
1997 0.0546 kt -3.3%
1998 0.0596 kt +9.2%
1999 0.0851 kt +42.8%
2000 0.0828 kt -2.7%
2001 0.0734 kt -11.3%
2002 0.08 kt +9.0%
2003 0.0795 kt -0.6%
2004 0.0863 kt +8.6%
2005 0.0932 kt +8.0%
2006 0.0942 kt +1.0%
2007 0.1016 kt +7.9%
2008 0.0885 kt -12.9%
2009 0.0846 kt -4.4%
2010 0.0882 kt +4.2%
2011 0.0835 kt -5.3%
2012 0.1027 kt +23.0%
2013 0.0694 kt -32.4%
2014 0.0459 kt -33.8%
2015 0.0733 kt +59.7%
2016 0.0703 kt -4.2%
2017 0.0766 kt +9.0%
2018 0.0918 kt +19.9%
2019 0.0724 kt -21.1%
2020 0.0798 kt +10.2%
2021 0.0842 kt +5.4%
2022 0.0596 kt -29.2%
2023 0.0596 kt +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.0596 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 kt, 8.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.0596 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0059 kt, 10.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0592 kt 0.0501 kt 0.0851 kt 10
2000s 0.0864 kt 0.0734 kt 0.1016 kt 10
2010s 0.0774 kt 0.0459 kt 0.1027 kt 10
2020s 0.0708 kt 0.0596 kt 0.0842 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 13 Republic of Korea 0.1275 kt compare
  2. 14 Colombia 0.0919 kt compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0689 kt compare
  4. 17 Italy 0.0571 kt compare
  5. 18 Ukraine 0.042 kt compare
  6. 19 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0412 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in France?
Food processing — emissions in France was 0.0596 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.1027 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 kt in 2014.
How does France rank for food processing — emissions?
France ranks 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.