Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.3921 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3921 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
17th
of 43 regions
All-time high
0.4346 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.1443 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.144 kt1991: 0.158 kt1992: 0.181 kt1993: 0.183 kt1994: 0.187 kt1995: 0.199 kt1996: 0.207 kt1997: 0.217 kt1998: 0.229 kt1999: 0.212 kt2000: 0.228 kt2001: 0.241 kt2002: 0.251 kt2003: 0.285 kt2004: 0.297 kt2005: 0.325 kt2006: 0.343 kt2007: 0.342 kt2008: 0.379 kt2009: 0.379 kt2010: 0.38 kt2011: 0.381 kt2012: 0.406 kt2013: 0.416 kt2014: 0.413 kt2015: 0.43 kt2016: 0.435 kt2017: 0.406 kt2018: 0.403 kt2019: 0.402 kt2020: 0.353 kt2021: 0.38 kt2022: 0.39 kt2023: 0.392 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe stood at 0.3921 kt.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.4346 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 kt, in 1990.

Southern Europe ranks 17th of 43 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1918 kt 0.1443 kt 0.229 kt 10
2000s 0.3071 kt 0.2282 kt 0.3793 kt 10
2010s 0.4071 kt 0.38 kt 0.4346 kt 10
2020s 0.3788 kt 0.3532 kt 0.3921 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 14 Brazil 0.2679 kt compare
  2. 15 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
  3. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
  4. 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
  5. 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
  6. 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare
  7. 20 Sudan 0.2278 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.3921 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4346 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 17th out of 43 regions with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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
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.