Food Retail — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.8625 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8625 kt
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.12 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.2732 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811.21990200620231990: 0.273 kt1991: 0.796 kt1992: 0.718 kt1993: 0.68 kt1994: 0.618 kt1995: 0.648 kt1996: 0.735 kt1997: 0.682 kt1998: 0.653 kt1999: 0.692 kt2000: 0.712 kt2001: 0.773 kt2002: 0.76 kt2003: 0.851 kt2004: 0.888 kt2005: 0.914 kt2006: 0.938 kt2007: 0.906 kt2008: 1 kt2009: 1.1 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 0.952 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 1 kt2014: 0.973 kt2015: 0.993 kt2016: 0.963 kt2017: 0.987 kt2018: 0.929 kt2019: 0.91 kt2020: 0.883 kt2021: 0.971 kt2022: 0.873 kt2023: 0.863 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Western Europe stood at 0.8625 kt.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 1.12 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2732 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Europe 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2732 kt
1991 0.7959 kt +191.3%
1992 0.7181 kt -9.8%
1993 0.6797 kt -5.3%
1994 0.6179 kt -9.1%
1995 0.6484 kt +4.9%
1996 0.7349 kt +13.3%
1997 0.6817 kt -7.2%
1998 0.6535 kt -4.1%
1999 0.6918 kt +5.9%
2000 0.712 kt +2.9%
2001 0.7733 kt +8.6%
2002 0.7599 kt -1.7%
2003 0.8511 kt +12.0%
2004 0.888 kt +4.3%
2005 0.9145 kt +3.0%
2006 0.9384 kt +2.6%
2007 0.906 kt -3.5%
2008 1.03 kt +14.1%
2009 1.05 kt +1.8%
2010 1.12 kt +6.9%
2011 0.9516 kt -15.3%
2012 1.01 kt +6.1%
2013 1.03 kt +1.9%
2014 0.973 kt -5.4%
2015 0.9932 kt +2.1%
2016 0.9628 kt -3.1%
2017 0.9865 kt +2.5%
2018 0.9288 kt -5.8%
2019 0.91 kt -2.0%
2020 0.8833 kt -2.9%
2021 0.9712 kt +10.0%
2022 0.8729 kt -10.1%
2023 0.8625 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6495 kt 0.2732 kt 0.7959 kt 10
2000s 0.8828 kt 0.712 kt 1.05 kt 10
2010s 0.9868 kt 0.91 kt 1.12 kt 10
2020s 0.8975 kt 0.8625 kt 0.9712 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
  2. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
  3. 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
  4. 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
  5. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
  6. 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare
  7. 20 Sudan 0.2278 kt compare
  8. 21 Saudi Arabia 0.1973 kt compare
  9. 22 Burkina Faso 0.1893 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Western Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Western Europe was 0.8625 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2732 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 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