Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Food Retail — Emissions was 35,819 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35,819 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
52,389 kt
in 2006
All-time low
21,417 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 21.4k kt1991: 37.6k kt1992: 37.4k kt1993: 39.5k kt1994: 38.0k kt1995: 38.8k kt1996: 41.5k kt1997: 39.8k kt1998: 40.4k kt1999: 41.5k kt2000: 42.8k kt2001: 45.1k kt2002: 45.8k kt2003: 50.0k kt2004: 50.4k kt2005: 50.5k kt2006: 52.4k kt2007: 50.7k kt2008: 52.1k kt2009: 51.0k kt2010: 51.7k kt2011: 48.1k kt2012: 48.7k kt2013: 47.4k kt2014: 43.4k kt2015: 45.3k kt2016: 44.6k kt2017: 44.7k kt2018: 42.4k kt2019: 38.7k kt2020: 36.3k kt2021: 39.4k kt2022: 36.4k kt2023: 35.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in European Union (27) stood at 35,819 kt.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 52,389 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21,417 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37,601 kt 21,417 kt 41,480 kt 10
2000s 49,085 kt 42,819 kt 52,389 kt 10
2010s 45,499 kt 38,745 kt 51,696 kt 10
2020s 36,970 kt 35,819 kt 39,379 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
  2. 5 India 12,518 kt compare
  3. 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
  4. 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
  6. 9 South Africa 5,826 kt compare
  7. 10 Poland 4,893 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in European Union (27)?
Food retail — emissions in European Union (27) was 35,819 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 52,389 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,417 kt in 1990.
How does European Union (27) rank for food retail — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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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.