Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,714 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 6,714 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 11,689 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,074 kt, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,306 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,493 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 10,648 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7,523 kt | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 7,890 kt | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 7,818 kt | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 8,081 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 7,990 kt | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8,060 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8,087 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8,513 kt | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 9,168 kt | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 8,915 kt | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 9,248 kt | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9,818 kt | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 10,285 kt | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 10,547 kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 10,654 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11,166 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 10,432 kt | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 10,991 kt | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 10,694 kt | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11,689 kt | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 11,537 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10,537 kt | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 9,848 kt | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 8,235 kt | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 7,710 kt | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 7,353 kt | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6,815 kt | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 6,246 kt | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 6,176 kt | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6,074 kt | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 6,714 kt | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,689 kt | 7,523 kt | 10,648 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,875 kt | 8,513 kt | 11,166 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,541 kt | 6,815 kt | 11,689 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,302 kt | 6,074 kt | 6,714 kt | 4 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 6,714 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,689 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,074 kt in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.