Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy

Italy: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 20,063 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20,063 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 203 countries
All-time high
20,097 kt
in 2021
All-time low
4,709 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 7.3k kt1991: 7.2k kt1992: 6.6k kt1993: 5.6k kt1994: 5.5k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 4.7k kt1997: 4.9k kt1998: 5.8k kt1999: 6.1k kt2000: 6.4k kt2001: 7.0k kt2002: 7.6k kt2003: 8.8k kt2004: 9.5k kt2005: 10.6k kt2006: 10.9k kt2007: 10.9k kt2008: 11.6k kt2009: 11.8k kt2010: 12.5k kt2011: 12.8k kt2012: 13.0k kt2013: 12.9k kt2014: 12.8k kt2015: 15.9k kt2016: 16.2k kt2017: 17.4k kt2018: 18.8k kt2019: 18.3k kt2020: 17.1k kt2021: 20.1k kt2022: 19.9k kt2023: 20.1k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Italy is 20,063 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Italy peaked at 20,097 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,709 kt, in 1995.

That places Italy 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Italy, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,332 kt —
1991 7,221 kt -1.5%
1992 6,626 kt -8.2%
1993 5,559 kt -16.1%
1994 5,471 kt -1.6%
1995 4,709 kt -13.9%
1996 4,742 kt +0.7%
1997 4,864 kt +2.6%
1998 5,829 kt +19.8%
1999 6,091 kt +4.5%
2000 6,414 kt +5.3%
2001 6,971 kt +8.7%
2002 7,642 kt +9.6%
2003 8,777 kt +14.9%
2004 9,491 kt +8.1%
2005 10,554 kt +11.2%
2006 10,949 kt +3.7%
2007 10,897 kt -0.5%
2008 11,648 kt +6.9%
2009 11,810 kt +1.4%
2010 12,464 kt +5.5%
2011 12,791 kt +2.6%
2012 13,027 kt +1.8%
2013 12,851 kt -1.3%
2014 12,784 kt -0.5%
2015 15,911 kt +24.5%
2016 16,230 kt +2.0%
2017 17,355 kt +6.9%
2018 18,796 kt +8.3%
2019 18,297 kt -2.7%
2020 17,125 kt -6.4%
2021 20,097 kt +17.4%
2022 19,923 kt -0.9%
2023 20,063 kt +0.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 20,063 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 342.17 kt, 58.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 20,063 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 443.96 kt, 45.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,844 kt 4,709 kt 7,332 kt 10
2000s 9,515 kt 6,414 kt 11,810 kt 10
2010s 15,051 kt 12,464 kt 18,796 kt 10
2020s 19,302 kt 17,125 kt 20,097 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 India 51,368 kt compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 13,128 kt compare
  3. 5 Japan 30,113 kt compare
  4. 5 Viet Nam 8,885 kt compare
  5. 6 Thailand 29,307 kt compare
  6. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 8,051 kt compare
  7. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,285 kt compare
  8. 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare
  9. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,508 kt compare
  10. 9 Brazil 17,377 kt compare
  11. 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
  12. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3,763 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Italy?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Italy was 20,063 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 20,097 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4,709 kt in 1995.
How does Italy rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.