Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.2885 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2885 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.3142 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.1381 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.191 kt1991: 0.191 kt1992: 0.181 kt1993: 0.162 kt1994: 0.168 kt1995: 0.161 kt1996: 0.161 kt1997: 0.16 kt1998: 0.156 kt1999: 0.149 kt2000: 0.138 kt2001: 0.141 kt2002: 0.172 kt2003: 0.167 kt2004: 0.174 kt2005: 0.18 kt2006: 0.171 kt2007: 0.17 kt2008: 0.176 kt2009: 0.17 kt2010: 0.176 kt2011: 0.168 kt2012: 0.213 kt2013: 0.222 kt2014: 0.249 kt2015: 0.288 kt2016: 0.276 kt2017: 0.278 kt2018: 0.314 kt2019: 0.307 kt2020: 0.278 kt2021: 0.286 kt2022: 0.282 kt2023: 0.289 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.2885 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.3142 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1381 kt, in 2000.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1908 kt
1991 0.1907 kt -0.1%
1992 0.1809 kt -5.1%
1993 0.1617 kt -10.7%
1994 0.168 kt +3.9%
1995 0.1605 kt -4.5%
1996 0.1612 kt +0.4%
1997 0.1604 kt -0.5%
1998 0.1557 kt -2.9%
1999 0.1494 kt -4.1%
2000 0.1381 kt -7.6%
2001 0.1413 kt +2.4%
2002 0.1725 kt +22.0%
2003 0.1673 kt -3.0%
2004 0.1742 kt +4.1%
2005 0.1798 kt +3.2%
2006 0.1715 kt -4.6%
2007 0.1698 kt -1.0%
2008 0.1758 kt +3.5%
2009 0.1702 kt -3.2%
2010 0.1759 kt +3.4%
2011 0.1685 kt -4.2%
2012 0.2132 kt +26.5%
2013 0.2216 kt +4.0%
2014 0.2491 kt +12.4%
2015 0.2881 kt +15.7%
2016 0.2762 kt -4.1%
2017 0.2782 kt +0.7%
2018 0.3142 kt +12.9%
2019 0.3066 kt -2.4%
2020 0.2776 kt -9.5%
2021 0.2864 kt +3.2%
2022 0.2822 kt -1.5%
2023 0.2885 kt +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1679 kt 0.1494 kt 0.1908 kt 10
2000s 0.1661 kt 0.1381 kt 0.1798 kt 10
2010s 0.2491 kt 0.1685 kt 0.3142 kt 10
2020s 0.2837 kt 0.2776 kt 0.2885 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0359 kt compare
  2. 10 Germany 0.4596 kt compare
  3. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0113 kt compare
  4. 11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt compare
  5. 12 Myanmar 0.2995 kt compare
  6. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0048 kt compare
  7. 13 Republic of Moldova 0.0047 kt compare
  8. 14 Brazil 0.2679 kt compare
  9. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0045 kt compare
  10. 15 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
  11. 15 Melanesia 0.0018 kt compare
  12. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
  13. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.2885 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3142 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1381 kt in 2000.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food retail — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.