What is food retail — emissions in Annex I countries?

Food retail — emissions in Annex I countries was 144,813 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?

The highest recorded value was 183,154 kt in 2008.

What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?

The lowest recorded value was 128,919 kt in 1992.

How does Annex I countries rank for food retail — emissions?

Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.

Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Annex I countries 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries

Name: Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Annex I countries: Food Retail — Emissions was 144,813 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

144,813 kt

Change on year

up 0.1%

Rank

2nd

of 37 groups

All-time high

183,154 kt

in 2008

All-time low

128,919 kt

in 1992

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 144,813 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 183,154 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 128,919 kt, in 1992.

That places Annex I countries 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	137,605 kt	128,919 kt	148,796 kt	10
2000s	167,541 kt	151,391 kt	183,154 kt	10
2010s	165,934 kt	149,794 kt	177,415 kt	10
2020s	145,112 kt	142,140 kt	148,856 kt	4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

1 OECD 142,421 kt compare
2 Japan 24,798 kt compare
3 Russian Federation 14,330 kt compare
4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
5 India 12,518 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More climate change data for Annex I countries

Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 900.92 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 994,926 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 235,697 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 759,229 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 889.42 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 27,115 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 238,744 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 278,273 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,412 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 39,529 kt (2050)

All data for Annex I countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Annex I countries?: Food retail — emissions in Annex I countries was 144,813 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?: The highest recorded value was 183,154 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?: The lowest recorded value was 128,919 kt in 1992.
How does Annex I countries rank for food retail — emissions?: Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries 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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About this data

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: 243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.