Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD
OECD: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 260,548 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, 1990–2023
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 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127,342 kt | — |
| 1991 | 149,848 kt | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 139,536 kt | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 135,499 kt | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 139,224 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 142,918 kt | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 150,903 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 159,588 kt | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 161,926 kt | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 172,403 kt | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 182,149 kt | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 193,593 kt | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 199,941 kt | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 211,528 kt | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 219,382 kt | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 227,003 kt | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 232,100 kt | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 242,218 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 253,747 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 251,940 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 264,390 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 268,625 kt | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 275,302 kt | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 279,342 kt | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 277,629 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 278,483 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 275,563 kt | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 275,832 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 270,857 kt | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 262,304 kt | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 252,559 kt | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 263,172 kt | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 260,617 kt | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 260,548 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
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 203 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
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.