Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium

Belgium: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,357 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,357 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 203 countries
All-time high
3,067 kt
in 2015
All-time low
1,689 kt
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120232000: 1.7k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.6k kt2008: 2.9k kt2009: 2.8k kt2010: 3.0k kt2011: 2.8k kt2012: 3.0k kt2013: 3.1k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.1k kt2016: 2.9k kt2017: 2.9k kt2018: 3.0k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.4k kt2023: 2.4k kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 2,357 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium peaked at 3,067 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,689 kt, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 48th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 1,689 kt
2001 1,828 kt +8.2%
2002 2,004 kt +9.6%
2003 2,258 kt +12.7%
2004 2,534 kt +12.2%
2005 2,617 kt +3.3%
2006 2,599 kt -0.7%
2007 2,643 kt +1.7%
2008 2,861 kt +8.3%
2009 2,835 kt -0.9%
2010 2,999 kt +5.8%
2011 2,841 kt -5.3%
2012 3,022 kt +6.4%
2013 3,062 kt +1.3%
2014 2,939 kt -4.0%
2015 3,067 kt +4.3%
2016 2,914 kt -5.0%
2017 2,886 kt -1.0%
2018 2,962 kt +2.6%
2019 2,679 kt -9.6%
2020 2,558 kt -4.5%
2021 2,523 kt -1.4%
2022 2,361 kt -6.4%
2023 2,357 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,387 kt 1,689 kt 2,861 kt 10
2010s 2,937 kt 2,679 kt 3,067 kt 10
2020s 2,450 kt 2,357 kt 2,558 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 45 China, Hong Kong SAR 2,536 kt compare
  2. 46 Czechia 2,482 kt compare
  3. 47 China, Taiwan Province of 2,448 kt compare
  4. 49 Ukraine 2,296 kt compare
  5. 50 Pakistan 2,294 kt compare
  6. 51 Lebanon 2,170 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Belgium was 2,357 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3,067 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,689 kt in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Belgium ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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