Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 10,420 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,420 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
14,860 kt
in 2008
All-time low
6,594 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 6.6k kt1991: 7.0k kt1992: 7.8k kt1993: 7.8k kt1994: 7.8k kt1995: 8.6k kt1996: 8.5k kt1997: 9.2k kt1998: 9.7k kt1999: 10.4k kt2000: 10.8k kt2001: 11.1k kt2002: 12.0k kt2003: 12.2k kt2004: 12.6k kt2005: 13.7k kt2006: 14.2k kt2007: 14.6k kt2008: 14.9k kt2009: 14.1k kt2010: 13.2k kt2011: 13.7k kt2012: 13.8k kt2013: 12.1k kt2014: 11.4k kt2015: 12.4k kt2016: 11.9k kt2017: 12.6k kt2018: 12.0k kt2019: 10.9k kt2020: 9.8k kt2021: 10.4k kt2022: 10.3k kt2023: 10.4k kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 10,420 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 14,860 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,594 kt, in 1990.

Southern Europe ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,594 kt
1991 6,969 kt +5.7%
1992 7,782 kt +11.7%
1993 7,755 kt -0.3%
1994 7,776 kt +0.3%
1995 8,634 kt +11.0%
1996 8,537 kt -1.1%
1997 9,202 kt +7.8%
1998 9,678 kt +5.2%
1999 10,358 kt +7.0%
2000 10,811 kt +4.4%
2001 11,126 kt +2.9%
2002 12,034 kt +8.2%
2003 12,152 kt +1.0%
2004 12,587 kt +3.6%
2005 13,714 kt +9.0%
2006 14,245 kt +3.9%
2007 14,610 kt +2.6%
2008 14,860 kt +1.7%
2009 14,088 kt -5.2%
2010 13,222 kt -6.1%
2011 13,686 kt +3.5%
2012 13,783 kt +0.7%
2013 12,060 kt -12.5%
2014 11,354 kt -5.9%
2015 12,428 kt +9.5%
2016 11,865 kt -4.5%
2017 12,583 kt +6.1%
2018 11,971 kt -4.9%
2019 10,922 kt -8.8%
2020 9,802 kt -10.2%
2021 10,428 kt +6.4%
2022 10,326 kt -1.0%
2023 10,420 kt +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,329 kt 6,594 kt 10,358 kt 10
2000s 13,023 kt 10,811 kt 14,860 kt 10
2010s 12,387 kt 10,922 kt 13,783 kt 10
2020s 10,244 kt 9,802 kt 10,428 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 18 Egypt 3,824 kt compare
  2. 18 Timor-Leste 8.42 kt compare
  3. 19 Brazil 3,682 kt compare
  4. 20 Canada 3,431 kt compare
  5. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0247 kt compare
  6. 21 Kazakhstan 3,381 kt compare
  7. 22 Turkmenistan 3,198 kt compare
  8. 23 France 3,149 kt compare
  9. 24 United Arab Emirates 3,006 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Southern Europe was 10,420 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 14,860 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,594 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 (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