Food Retail — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Food Retail — Emissions was 1.51 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.51 kt
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
1st
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.55 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.267 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

0.511.51990200620231990: 0.267 kt1991: 0.282 kt1992: 0.302 kt1993: 0.32 kt1994: 0.345 kt1995: 0.369 kt1996: 0.392 kt1997: 0.412 kt1998: 0.421 kt1999: 0.441 kt2000: 0.507 kt2001: 0.54 kt2002: 0.572 kt2003: 0.606 kt2004: 0.638 kt2005: 0.626 kt2006: 0.647 kt2007: 0.733 kt2008: 0.827 kt2009: 0.978 kt2010: 1 kt2011: 1.1 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 1.2 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1.3 kt2016: 1.3 kt2017: 1.3 kt2018: 1.4 kt2019: 1.4 kt2020: 1.4 kt2021: 1.4 kt2022: 1.6 kt2023: 1.5 kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 1.51 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Asia peaked at 1.55 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.267 kt, in 1990.

That places Asia 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.267 kt
1991 0.2819 kt +5.6%
1992 0.3023 kt +7.2%
1993 0.3198 kt +5.8%
1994 0.3455 kt +8.0%
1995 0.3691 kt +6.8%
1996 0.3924 kt +6.3%
1997 0.4117 kt +4.9%
1998 0.4208 kt +2.2%
1999 0.4412 kt +4.8%
2000 0.5074 kt +15.0%
2001 0.5396 kt +6.3%
2002 0.5724 kt +6.1%
2003 0.6057 kt +5.8%
2004 0.6379 kt +5.3%
2005 0.6262 kt -1.8%
2006 0.6473 kt +3.4%
2007 0.733 kt +13.2%
2008 0.8274 kt +12.9%
2009 0.9782 kt +18.2%
2010 1 kt +2.5%
2011 1.07 kt +7.1%
2012 1.14 kt +6.1%
2013 1.23 kt +8.0%
2014 1.24 kt +0.6%
2015 1.26 kt +1.9%
2016 1.34 kt +6.0%
2017 1.33 kt -0.5%
2018 1.38 kt +3.7%
2019 1.44 kt +4.2%
2020 1.38 kt -3.8%
2021 1.4 kt +1.6%
2022 1.55 kt +10.5%
2023 1.51 kt -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3552 kt 0.267 kt 0.4412 kt 10
2000s 0.6675 kt 0.5074 kt 0.9782 kt 10
2010s 1.24 kt 1 kt 1.44 kt 10
2020s 1.46 kt 1.38 kt 1.55 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 1.59 kt compare
  2. 2 Japan 0.3007 kt compare
  3. 3 India 0.2394 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.0846 kt compare
  5. 4 Republic of Korea 0.1622 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Asia?
Food retail — emissions in Asia was 1.51 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.267 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for food retail — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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