Food Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.4937 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4937 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.5277 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.2875 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.293 kt1991: 0.29 kt1992: 0.33 kt1993: 0.302 kt1994: 0.322 kt1995: 0.306 kt1996: 0.322 kt1997: 0.313 kt1998: 0.296 kt1999: 0.303 kt2000: 0.287 kt2001: 0.314 kt2002: 0.356 kt2003: 0.35 kt2004: 0.365 kt2005: 0.36 kt2006: 0.338 kt2007: 0.354 kt2008: 0.348 kt2009: 0.341 kt2010: 0.354 kt2011: 0.344 kt2012: 0.395 kt2013: 0.401 kt2014: 0.43 kt2015: 0.459 kt2016: 0.473 kt2017: 0.469 kt2018: 0.528 kt2019: 0.512 kt2020: 0.474 kt2021: 0.497 kt2022: 0.489 kt2023: 0.494 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Northern Europe is 0.4937 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 0.5277 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2875 kt, in 2000.

Northern Europe ranks 24th of 32 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 Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2928 kt
1991 0.2897 kt -1.1%
1992 0.3304 kt +14.0%
1993 0.3022 kt -8.5%
1994 0.3221 kt +6.6%
1995 0.3061 kt -5.0%
1996 0.3222 kt +5.3%
1997 0.3126 kt -3.0%
1998 0.2963 kt -5.2%
1999 0.3034 kt +2.4%
2000 0.2875 kt -5.2%
2001 0.3139 kt +9.2%
2002 0.3558 kt +13.3%
2003 0.3497 kt -1.7%
2004 0.3654 kt +4.5%
2005 0.3598 kt -1.5%
2006 0.3381 kt -6.0%
2007 0.3545 kt +4.9%
2008 0.3477 kt -1.9%
2009 0.3405 kt -2.1%
2010 0.354 kt +4.0%
2011 0.3443 kt -2.7%
2012 0.3945 kt +14.6%
2013 0.4005 kt +1.5%
2014 0.4304 kt +7.5%
2015 0.459 kt +6.6%
2016 0.4729 kt +3.0%
2017 0.4689 kt -0.8%
2018 0.5277 kt +12.5%
2019 0.5122 kt -2.9%
2020 0.4741 kt -7.4%
2021 0.4973 kt +4.9%
2022 0.4892 kt -1.6%
2023 0.4937 kt +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3078 kt 0.2897 kt 0.3304 kt 10
2000s 0.3413 kt 0.2875 kt 0.3654 kt 10
2010s 0.4364 kt 0.3443 kt 0.5277 kt 10
2020s 0.4886 kt 0.4741 kt 0.4973 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 21 Saudi Arabia 0.1973 kt compare
  2. 22 Burkina Faso 0.1893 kt compare
  3. 23 South Africa 0.1767 kt compare
  4. 24 France 0.1686 kt compare
  5. 25 Italy 0.1579 kt compare
  6. 26 Guatemala 0.1512 kt compare
  7. 27 Morocco 0.149 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Northern Europe was 0.4937 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.5277 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2875 kt in 2000.
How does Northern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf