Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 50,749 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 50,749 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 50,749 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,220 kt, in 1998.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,220 kt | 4,220 kt | 8,637 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,886 kt | 6,427 kt | 19,085 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,950 kt | 19,579 kt | 40,907 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,834 kt | 44,377 kt | 50,749 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 50,749 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 50,749 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,220 kt in 1998.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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About this data
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.