Food Processing — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0253 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0253 kt
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
3rd
of 9 groups
All-time high
0.0294 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0 kt
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1996–2023

00.010.020.031996200920231996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0.003 kt2007: 0.004 kt2008: 0.014 kt2009: 0.018 kt2010: 0.021 kt2011: 0.017 kt2012: 0.015 kt2013: 0.015 kt2014: 0.016 kt2015: 0.016 kt2016: 0.022 kt2017: 0.021 kt2018: 0.021 kt2019: 0.026 kt2020: 0.029 kt2021: 0.028 kt2022: 0.026 kt2023: 0.025 kt

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 0.0253 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.0294 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1996.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Processing — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1996 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1996 0 kt —
1997 0.0001 kt +412.5%
1998 0.0001 kt -4.1%
1999 0.0001 kt -3.4%
2000 0.0002 kt +56.1%
2001 0.0001 kt -26.4%
2002 0.0001 kt +3.8%
2003 0.0002 kt +47.8%
2004 0.0002 kt +9.5%
2005 0.0002 kt +13.2%
2006 0.0027 kt +978.3%
2007 0.0042 kt +56.5%
2008 0.0139 kt +230.9%
2009 0.0181 kt +30.4%
2010 0.0209 kt +15.1%
2011 0.0168 kt -19.3%
2012 0.0151 kt -10.2%
2013 0.0152 kt +0.7%
2014 0.0157 kt +2.8%
2015 0.0159 kt +1.5%
2016 0.0219 kt +38.0%
2017 0.0215 kt -2.2%
2018 0.0206 kt -3.9%
2019 0.0261 kt +26.5%
2020 0.0294 kt +12.9%
2021 0.0283 kt -3.9%
2022 0.0258 kt -8.9%
2023 0.0253 kt -2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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
2006 +978.3% 0.0002 kt 0.0027 kt
1997 +412.5% 0 kt 0.0001 kt
2008 +230.9% 0.0042 kt 0.0139 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0001 kt 0 kt 0.0001 kt 4
2000s 0.004 kt 0.0001 kt 0.0181 kt 10
2010s 0.019 kt 0.0151 kt 0.0261 kt 10
2020s 0.0272 kt 0.0253 kt 0.0294 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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
  6. 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  7. 6 Republic of Moldova 0.0008 kt compare
  8. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Food processing — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.0253 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0294 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1996.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food processing — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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
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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.