Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD

OECD: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 260,548 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
260,548 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
279,342 kt
in 2013
All-time low
127,342 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 127.3k kt1991: 149.8k kt1992: 139.5k kt1993: 135.5k kt1994: 139.2k kt1995: 142.9k kt1996: 150.9k kt1997: 159.6k kt1998: 161.9k kt1999: 172.4k kt2000: 182.1k kt2001: 193.6k kt2002: 199.9k kt2003: 211.5k kt2004: 219.4k kt2005: 227.0k kt2006: 232.1k kt2007: 242.2k kt2008: 253.7k kt2009: 251.9k kt2010: 264.4k kt2011: 268.6k kt2012: 275.3k kt2013: 279.3k kt2014: 277.6k kt2015: 278.5k kt2016: 275.6k kt2017: 275.8k kt2018: 270.9k kt2019: 262.3k kt2020: 252.6k kt2021: 263.2k kt2022: 260.6k kt2023: 260.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in OECD stood at 260,548 kt.

The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 279,342 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 127,342 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 1st of 219 countries 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 147,919 kt 127,342 kt 172,403 kt 10
2000s 221,360 kt 182,149 kt 253,747 kt 10
2010s 272,833 kt 262,304 kt 279,342 kt 10
2020s 259,224 kt 252,559 kt 263,172 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 103,850 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 98,810 kt compare
  3. 4 India 51,368 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 260,548 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 279,342 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 127,342 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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

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
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.