Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in World
World: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 694,680 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1990–2023
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 33 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 224,774 kt | — |
| 1991 | 245,471 kt | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 226,195 kt | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 204,439 kt | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 219,425 kt | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 212,335 kt | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 217,451 kt | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 234,229 kt | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 225,748 kt | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 244,522 kt | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 247,398 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 268,793 kt | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 284,142 kt | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 303,151 kt | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 322,084 kt | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 331,824 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 356,596 kt | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 388,157 kt | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 420,319 kt | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 434,165 kt | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 463,643 kt | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 485,895 kt | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 517,518 kt | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 545,507 kt | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 567,246 kt | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 586,895 kt | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 604,789 kt | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 618,499 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 634,709 kt | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 646,668 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 648,790 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 687,711 kt | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 697,268 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 694,680 kt | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
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 33 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
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.