Food Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 6,420 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6,420 kt
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
11,524 kt
in 2006
All-time low
5,636 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 10.4k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 11.4k kt1993: 10.3k kt1994: 11.0k kt1995: 10.8k kt1996: 11.5k kt1997: 10.9k kt1998: 10.7k kt1999: 10.5k kt2000: 10.6k kt2001: 11.2k kt2002: 10.9k kt2003: 11.3k kt2004: 11.2k kt2005: 11.1k kt2006: 11.5k kt2007: 11.2k kt2008: 11.3k kt2009: 10.3k kt2010: 11.0k kt2011: 10.0k kt2012: 10.6k kt2013: 10.5k kt2014: 9.4k kt2015: 8.7k kt2016: 7.3k kt2017: 6.7k kt2018: 6.7k kt2019: 6.1k kt2020: 5.6k kt2021: 6.0k kt2022: 5.8k kt2023: 6.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Northern Europe stood at 6,420 kt.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 11,524 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,636 kt, in 2020.

Northern Europe ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,378 kt
1991 10,561 kt +1.8%
1992 11,396 kt +7.9%
1993 10,297 kt -9.6%
1994 11,034 kt +7.2%
1995 10,838 kt -1.8%
1996 11,491 kt +6.0%
1997 10,910 kt -5.1%
1998 10,656 kt -2.3%
1999 10,512 kt -1.4%
2000 10,577 kt +0.6%
2001 11,224 kt +6.1%
2002 10,892 kt -3.0%
2003 11,283 kt +3.6%
2004 11,245 kt -0.3%
2005 11,107 kt -1.2%
2006 11,524 kt +3.8%
2007 11,220 kt -2.6%
2008 11,263 kt +0.4%
2009 10,259 kt -8.9%
2010 10,953 kt +6.8%
2011 9,975 kt -8.9%
2012 10,601 kt +6.3%
2013 10,537 kt -0.6%
2014 9,408 kt -10.7%
2015 8,676 kt -7.8%
2016 7,325 kt -15.6%
2017 6,748 kt -7.9%
2018 6,724 kt -0.4%
2019 6,115 kt -9.1%
2020 5,636 kt -7.8%
2021 5,957 kt +5.7%
2022 5,804 kt -2.6%
2023 6,420 kt +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,807 kt 10,297 kt 11,491 kt 10
2000s 11,060 kt 10,259 kt 11,524 kt 10
2010s 8,706 kt 6,115 kt 10,953 kt 10
2020s 5,954 kt 5,636 kt 6,420 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 21 Kazakhstan 3,381 kt compare
  2. 22 Turkmenistan 3,198 kt compare
  3. 23 France 3,149 kt compare
  4. 24 United Arab Emirates 3,006 kt compare
  5. 25 Philippines 2,917 kt compare
  6. 26 Uganda 2,807 kt compare
  7. 27 Oman 2,726 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Northern Europe was 6,420 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 11,524 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 5,636 kt in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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