Food Retail — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.6595 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6595 kt
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.9074 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.6116 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.756 kt1991: 0.905 kt1992: 0.696 kt1993: 0.676 kt1994: 0.639 kt1995: 0.626 kt1996: 0.653 kt1997: 0.612 kt1998: 0.621 kt1999: 0.627 kt2000: 0.63 kt2001: 0.661 kt2002: 0.674 kt2003: 0.713 kt2004: 0.723 kt2005: 0.815 kt2006: 0.832 kt2007: 0.839 kt2008: 0.882 kt2009: 0.868 kt2010: 0.875 kt2011: 0.869 kt2012: 0.907 kt2013: 0.895 kt2014: 0.81 kt2015: 0.82 kt2016: 0.793 kt2017: 0.77 kt2018: 0.744 kt2019: 0.685 kt2020: 0.657 kt2021: 0.71 kt2022: 0.669 kt2023: 0.659 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Europe is 0.6595 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Europe peaked at 0.9074 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6116 kt, in 1997.

Europe ranks 4th of 32 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 in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7562 kt
1991 0.9051 kt +19.7%
1992 0.6963 kt -23.1%
1993 0.6756 kt -3.0%
1994 0.6395 kt -5.3%
1995 0.6256 kt -2.2%
1996 0.6529 kt +4.4%
1997 0.6116 kt -6.3%
1998 0.6205 kt +1.5%
1999 0.6271 kt +1.1%
2000 0.6298 kt +0.4%
2001 0.6606 kt +4.9%
2002 0.6738 kt +2.0%
2003 0.7132 kt +5.8%
2004 0.7234 kt +1.4%
2005 0.815 kt +12.7%
2006 0.832 kt +2.1%
2007 0.839 kt +0.8%
2008 0.8819 kt +5.1%
2009 0.868 kt -1.6%
2010 0.8754 kt +0.9%
2011 0.8685 kt -0.8%
2012 0.9074 kt +4.5%
2013 0.8953 kt -1.3%
2014 0.8098 kt -9.5%
2015 0.8204 kt +1.3%
2016 0.7928 kt -3.4%
2017 0.7697 kt -2.9%
2018 0.7438 kt -3.4%
2019 0.6852 kt -7.9%
2020 0.6575 kt -4.0%
2021 0.7101 kt +8.0%
2022 0.6687 kt -5.8%
2023 0.6595 kt -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.681 kt 0.6116 kt 0.9051 kt 10
2000s 0.7637 kt 0.6298 kt 0.8819 kt 10
2010s 0.8168 kt 0.6852 kt 0.9074 kt 10
2020s 0.6739 kt 0.6575 kt 0.7101 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  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
  6. 4 Viet Nam 0.0411 kt compare
  7. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  9. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Europe was 0.6595 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.9074 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6116 kt in 1997.
How does Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Europe ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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