Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.3921 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3921 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.4346 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.1443 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.144 kt1991: 0.158 kt1992: 0.181 kt1993: 0.183 kt1994: 0.187 kt1995: 0.199 kt1996: 0.207 kt1997: 0.217 kt1998: 0.229 kt1999: 0.212 kt2000: 0.228 kt2001: 0.241 kt2002: 0.251 kt2003: 0.285 kt2004: 0.297 kt2005: 0.325 kt2006: 0.343 kt2007: 0.342 kt2008: 0.379 kt2009: 0.379 kt2010: 0.38 kt2011: 0.381 kt2012: 0.406 kt2013: 0.416 kt2014: 0.413 kt2015: 0.43 kt2016: 0.435 kt2017: 0.406 kt2018: 0.403 kt2019: 0.402 kt2020: 0.353 kt2021: 0.38 kt2022: 0.39 kt2023: 0.392 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe stood at 0.3921 kt.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.4346 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 kt, in 1990.

That places Southern Europe 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1443 kt
1991 0.158 kt +9.5%
1992 0.1811 kt +14.6%
1993 0.1831 kt +1.1%
1994 0.1874 kt +2.3%
1995 0.1988 kt +6.1%
1996 0.2072 kt +4.2%
1997 0.217 kt +4.7%
1998 0.229 kt +5.5%
1999 0.2123 kt -7.3%
2000 0.2282 kt +7.5%
2001 0.2406 kt +5.4%
2002 0.2512 kt +4.4%
2003 0.2854 kt +13.6%
2004 0.297 kt +4.1%
2005 0.3253 kt +9.5%
2006 0.3428 kt +5.4%
2007 0.3424 kt -0.1%
2008 0.3786 kt +10.6%
2009 0.3793 kt +0.2%
2010 0.38 kt +0.2%
2011 0.3814 kt +0.4%
2012 0.4055 kt +6.3%
2013 0.416 kt +2.6%
2014 0.4128 kt -0.8%
2015 0.4296 kt +4.1%
2016 0.4346 kt +1.2%
2017 0.406 kt -6.6%
2018 0.4032 kt -0.7%
2019 0.4016 kt -0.4%
2020 0.3532 kt -12.1%
2021 0.3798 kt +7.5%
2022 0.3901 kt +2.7%
2023 0.3921 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1918 kt 0.1443 kt 0.229 kt 10
2000s 0.3071 kt 0.2282 kt 0.3793 kt 10
2010s 0.4071 kt 0.38 kt 0.4346 kt 10
2020s 0.3788 kt 0.3532 kt 0.3921 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 22 Burkina Faso 0.1893 kt compare
  2. 23 South Africa 0.1767 kt compare
  3. 24 France 0.1686 kt compare
  4. 25 Italy 0.1579 kt compare
  5. 26 Guatemala 0.1512 kt compare
  6. 27 Morocco 0.149 kt compare
  7. 28 Benin 0.1298 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.3921 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4346 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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
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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