Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Food Retail — Emissions was 1.56 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.56 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
8th
of 12 groups
All-time high
1.85 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.6999 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 0.7 kt1991: 1.3 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 1.4 kt1994: 1.2 kt1995: 1.2 kt1996: 1.3 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 1.2 kt2000: 1.2 kt2001: 1.3 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.5 kt2004: 1.5 kt2005: 1.5 kt2006: 1.6 kt2007: 1.6 kt2008: 1.7 kt2009: 1.8 kt2010: 1.8 kt2011: 1.7 kt2012: 1.7 kt2013: 1.8 kt2014: 1.7 kt2015: 1.7 kt2016: 1.7 kt2017: 1.7 kt2018: 1.7 kt2019: 1.6 kt2020: 1.6 kt2021: 1.7 kt2022: 1.6 kt2023: 1.6 kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 1.56 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 1.85 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6999 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.19 kt 0.6999 kt 1.37 kt 10
2000s 1.5 kt 1.21 kt 1.76 kt 10
2010s 1.72 kt 1.65 kt 1.85 kt 10
2020s 1.6 kt 1.55 kt 1.72 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 5 Indonesia 0.7567 kt compare
  2. 6 India 0.6308 kt compare
  3. 7 Thailand 0.5302 kt compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 0.4709 kt compare
  5. 9 Madagascar 0.4689 kt compare
  6. 10 Germany 0.4596 kt compare
  7. 11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in European Union (27)?
Food retail — emissions in European Union (27) was 1.56 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6999 kt in 1990.
How does European Union (27) rank for food retail — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.