Food Retail — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 58,646 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in Europe stood at 58,646 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Europe peaked at 80,824 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56,869 kt, in 1995.
Europe ranks 6th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,190 kt | 56,869 kt | 77,547 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,537 kt | 59,835 kt | 80,824 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,620 kt | 61,250 kt | 79,561 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,661 kt | 58,234 kt | 63,184 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 Russian Federation 14,330 kt compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
- 5 India 12,518 kt compare
- 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
- 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
- 9 Türkiye 6,941 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Europe?
- Food retail — emissions in Europe was 58,646 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 80,824 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,869 kt in 1995.
- How does Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.