Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in World

World: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 694,680 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
694,680 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
697,268 kt
in 2022
All-time low
204,439 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k1990200620231990: 224.8k kt1991: 245.5k kt1992: 226.2k kt1993: 204.4k kt1994: 219.4k kt1995: 212.3k kt1996: 217.5k kt1997: 234.2k kt1998: 225.7k kt1999: 244.5k kt2000: 247.4k kt2001: 268.8k kt2002: 284.1k kt2003: 303.2k kt2004: 322.1k kt2005: 331.8k kt2006: 356.6k kt2007: 388.2k kt2008: 420.3k kt2009: 434.2k kt2010: 463.6k kt2011: 485.9k kt2012: 517.5k kt2013: 545.5k kt2014: 567.2k kt2015: 586.9k kt2016: 604.8k kt2017: 618.5k kt2018: 634.7k kt2019: 646.7k kt2020: 648.8k kt2021: 687.7k kt2022: 697.3k kt2023: 694.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in World stood at 694,680 kt.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 697,268 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 204,439 kt, in 1993.

World ranks 1st of 37 groups 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 225,459 kt 204,439 kt 245,471 kt 10
2000s 335,663 kt 247,398 kt 434,165 kt 10
2010s 567,137 kt 463,643 kt 646,668 kt 10
2020s 682,112 kt 648,790 kt 697,268 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 260,548 kt compare
  2. 2 China 103,850 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 98,810 kt compare
  4. 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 World?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in World was 694,680 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 697,268 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 204,439 kt in 1993.
How does World rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.