Food Retail — Emissions in World

World: Food Retail — Emissions was 277,551 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
277,551 kt
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
280,128 kt
in 2022
All-time low
147,792 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 147.8k kt1991: 164.2k kt1992: 149.6k kt1993: 152.1k kt1994: 157.0k kt1995: 160.8k kt1996: 169.9k kt1997: 174.7k kt1998: 178.6k kt1999: 184.0k kt2000: 189.7k kt2001: 197.5k kt2002: 197.8k kt2003: 206.4k kt2004: 211.4k kt2005: 220.0k kt2006: 227.7k kt2007: 242.3k kt2008: 257.0k kt2009: 257.3k kt2010: 265.2k kt2011: 265.9k kt2012: 271.9k kt2013: 279.0k kt2014: 274.1k kt2015: 276.6k kt2016: 276.9k kt2017: 272.8k kt2018: 272.9k kt2019: 269.6k kt2020: 256.0k kt2021: 270.6k kt2022: 280.1k kt2023: 277.6k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 277,551 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in World peaked at 280,128 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 147,792 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 163,872 kt 147,792 kt 183,985 kt 10
2000s 220,720 kt 189,719 kt 257,339 kt 10
2010s 272,489 kt 265,227 kt 279,032 kt 10
2020s 271,078 kt 256,030 kt 280,128 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

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

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in World?
Food retail — emissions in World was 277,551 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 280,128 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 147,792 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for food retail — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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.