Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Italy
Italy: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.1579 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Italy is 0.1579 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Italy peaked at 0.193 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0897 kt, in 1990.
That places Italy 29th out of 209 countries 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0897 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0968 kt | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0989 kt | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1026 kt | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1036 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1085 kt | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1123 kt | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1151 kt | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1199 kt | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.099 kt | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1035 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1074 kt | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1104 kt | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1472 kt | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1518 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1644 kt | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1726 kt | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1722 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1855 kt | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1851 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1881 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1836 kt | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1881 kt | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1881 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1851 kt | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1915 kt | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.193 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.159 kt | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.164 kt | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1569 kt | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1386 kt | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1571 kt | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1569 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1579 kt | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1579 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 12.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1579 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.016 kt, 9.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.4% | 0.1104 kt | 0.1472 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1046 kt | 0.0897 kt | 0.1199 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.15 kt | 0.1035 kt | 0.1855 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1797 kt | 0.1569 kt | 0.193 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1526 kt | 0.1386 kt | 0.1579 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Italy?
- Food retail — emissions in Italy was 0.1579 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.193 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0897 kt in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for food retail — emissions?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.