Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) was 0.2943 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 0.2943 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
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.
Western Europe ranks 16th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1077 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3539 kt | +228.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3428 kt | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3118 kt | -9.1% |
| 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 | +0.4% |
| 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 | +10.4% |
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Western 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 | +228.7% | 0.1077 kt | 0.3539 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.3025 kt | 0.2943 kt | 0.3144 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
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 16th out of 34 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.