Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 4.95 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Annex I countries recorded 4.95 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 5.53 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.53 kt, in 1998.
That places Annex I countries 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5.53 kt | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 3.93 kt | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 3.94 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.65 kt | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 3.64 kt | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.74 kt | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.64 kt | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.53 kt | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.65 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.64 kt | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.73 kt | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4 kt | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.21 kt | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.36 kt | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.92 kt | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 4.44 kt | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 4.93 kt | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 5.25 kt | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.21 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.34 kt | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.22 kt | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.26 kt | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.17 kt | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.22 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.23 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.31 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.22 kt | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2 kt | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.07 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.25 kt | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.96 kt | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 4.95 kt | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Annex I countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -29.0% | 5.53 kt | 3.93 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 kt | 3.53 kt | 5.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 kt | 3.64 kt | 5.25 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 kt | 5.17 kt | 5.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 kt | 4.95 kt | 5.25 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 30.57 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.5 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.04 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 77.86 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 63.56 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.3 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 50.00 million t (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 280.73 million kg (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 4.41 kt (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 5.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Annex I countries?
- Food retail — emissions in Annex I countries was 4.95 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 kt in 1998.
- How does Annex I countries rank for food retail — emissions?
- Annex I countries ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Annex I countries 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 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.