Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 43.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 43.81 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in European Union (27) peaked at 51.75 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.6 kt, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.6 kt | — |
| 1991 | 35.21 kt | +79.7% |
| 1992 | 34.74 kt | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.44 kt | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 34.86 kt | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 34.98 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 36.13 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 34.15 kt | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 32.72 kt | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 33.12 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.98 kt | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 36.45 kt | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 37.1 kt | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.96 kt | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 42.89 kt | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 43.37 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.78 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 44.11 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 48.38 kt | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 49.35 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.75 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 46.44 kt | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 48.78 kt | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 49.36 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 47.18 kt | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 47.87 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.74 kt | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.79 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.52 kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.17 kt | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 43.45 kt | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 48.05 kt | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 44.26 kt | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 43.81 kt | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4 kt | 19.6 kt | 38.44 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.14 kt | 33.98 kt | 49.35 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.06 kt | 46.17 kt | 51.75 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.89 kt | 43.45 kt | 48.05 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.01 kt compare
- 10 Germany 12.87 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.3176 kt compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 9.57 kt compare
- 12 Myanmar 8.39 kt compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1356 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.1305 kt compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.08 kt compare
- 14 Brazil 7.5 kt compare
- 14 Philippines 7.5 kt compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1264 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.0495 kt compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0185 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 7.4 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in European Union (27)?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in European Union (27) was 43.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.75 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 kt in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf