Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.2885 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom stood at 0.2885 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3142 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1381 kt, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1908 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1907 kt | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1809 kt | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1617 kt | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.168 kt | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1605 kt | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1612 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1604 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1557 kt | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1494 kt | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1381 kt | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1413 kt | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1725 kt | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1673 kt | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1742 kt | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1798 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1715 kt | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1698 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1758 kt | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1702 kt | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1759 kt | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1685 kt | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2132 kt | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2216 kt | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2491 kt | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2881 kt | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2762 kt | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2782 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3142 kt | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3066 kt | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2776 kt | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2864 kt | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2822 kt | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2885 kt | +2.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.2885 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0162 kt, 17.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.2885 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0183 kt, 15.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1679 kt | 0.1494 kt | 0.1908 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1661 kt | 0.1381 kt | 0.1798 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2492 kt | 0.1685 kt | 0.3142 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2837 kt | 0.2776 kt | 0.2885 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 Myanmar 0.2995 kt compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.296 kt compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 0.296 kt compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare
- 19 Brazil 0.2679 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in United Kingdom?
- Food retail — emissions in United Kingdom was 0.2885 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3142 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1381 kt in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for food retail — emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data
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