Food Retail — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Retail — Emissions was 1,030 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,030 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
1,541 kt
in 2005
All-time low
1,030 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2000201120232000: 1.1k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.5k kt2006: 1.5k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.5k kt2009: 1.4k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.4k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.2k kt2021: 1.2k kt2022: 1.0k kt2023: 1.0k kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 1,030 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Belgium peaked at 1,541 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,030 kt, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 1,144 kt
2001 1,185 kt +3.6%
2002 1,226 kt +3.5%
2003 1,297 kt +5.8%
2004 1,520 kt +17.2%
2005 1,541 kt +1.4%
2006 1,462 kt -5.2%
2007 1,375 kt -5.9%
2008 1,515 kt +10.1%
2009 1,379 kt -9.0%
2010 1,482 kt +7.5%
2011 1,265 kt -14.6%
2012 1,355 kt +7.1%
2013 1,387 kt +2.3%
2014 1,223 kt -11.8%
2015 1,386 kt +13.4%
2016 1,254 kt -9.5%
2017 1,248 kt -0.5%
2018 1,319 kt +5.7%
2019 1,221 kt -7.5%
2020 1,167 kt -4.4%
2021 1,196 kt +2.5%
2022 1,034 kt -13.5%
2023 1,030 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,364 kt 1,144 kt 1,541 kt 10
2010s 1,314 kt 1,221 kt 1,482 kt 10
2020s 1,107 kt 1,030 kt 1,196 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 43 Madagascar 1,136 kt compare
  2. 44 Kuwait 1,100 kt compare
  3. 45 Singapore 1,072 kt compare
  4. 47 Greece 1,018 kt compare
  5. 48 Puerto Rico 990.23 kt compare
  6. 49 Colombia 863.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Belgium?
Food retail — emissions in Belgium was 1,030 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,541 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,030 kt in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for food retail — emissions?
Belgium ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf