Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 29,812 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29,812 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
11th
of 43 regions
All-time high
40,564 kt
in 1990
All-time low
17,248 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Europe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 40.6k kt1991: 37.8k kt1992: 23.8k kt1993: 24.7k kt1994: 24.0k kt1995: 18.2k kt1996: 19.4k kt1997: 17.2k kt1998: 18.6k kt1999: 19.2k kt2000: 17.6k kt2001: 17.4k kt2002: 17.5k kt2003: 18.8k kt2004: 19.5k kt2005: 27.2k kt2006: 28.5k kt2007: 30.2k kt2008: 33.7k kt2009: 32.3k kt2010: 34.8k kt2011: 35.8k kt2012: 35.3k kt2013: 35.5k kt2014: 33.0k kt2015: 32.4k kt2016: 31.6k kt2017: 31.6k kt2018: 29.9k kt2019: 30.7k kt2020: 29.7k kt2021: 32.0k kt2022: 30.3k kt2023: 29.8k kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 29,812 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe peaked at 40,564 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,248 kt, in 1997.

That places Eastern Europe 11th out of 43 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,343 kt 17,248 kt 40,564 kt 10
2000s 24,268 kt 17,435 kt 33,689 kt 10
2010s 33,057 kt 29,864 kt 35,805 kt 10
2020s 30,442 kt 29,657 kt 32,029 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare
  2. 9 Brazil 17,377 kt compare
  3. 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
  4. 11 Germany 10,555 kt compare
  5. 12 France 10,076 kt compare
  6. 13 Australia and New Zealand 9,103 kt compare
  7. 14 Saudi Arabia 9,097 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Europe was 29,812 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 40,564 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 17,248 kt in 1997.
How does Eastern Europe rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Eastern Europe ranks 11th out of 43 regions with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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
256 places, 8,441 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.