Food Retail — Emissions in France

France: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0271 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0271 kt
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
29th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0403 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.0271 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in France, 1990–2023

00.010.020.030.041990200620231990: 0.036 kt1991: 0.039 kt1992: 0.038 kt1993: 0.029 kt1994: 0.028 kt1995: 0.034 kt1996: 0.036 kt1997: 0.035 kt1998: 0.039 kt1999: 0.036 kt2000: 0.036 kt2001: 0.034 kt2002: 0.036 kt2003: 0.039 kt2004: 0.04 kt2005: 0.036 kt2006: 0.034 kt2007: 0.036 kt2008: 0.038 kt2009: 0.04 kt2010: 0.04 kt2011: 0.032 kt2012: 0.035 kt2013: 0.038 kt2014: 0.029 kt2015: 0.029 kt2016: 0.029 kt2017: 0.036 kt2018: 0.029 kt2019: 0.029 kt2020: 0.028 kt2021: 0.03 kt2022: 0.028 kt2023: 0.027 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in France is 0.0271 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in France peaked at 0.0403 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 kt, in 2023.

That places France 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in France, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in France, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0364 kt
1991 0.0392 kt +7.7%
1992 0.038 kt -3.1%
1993 0.0292 kt -23.2%
1994 0.0277 kt -5.1%
1995 0.034 kt +22.7%
1996 0.0361 kt +6.2%
1997 0.0349 kt -3.3%
1998 0.0389 kt +11.5%
1999 0.0356 kt -8.5%
2000 0.0357 kt +0.3%
2001 0.0336 kt -5.9%
2002 0.0362 kt +7.7%
2003 0.0393 kt +8.6%
2004 0.0403 kt +2.5%
2005 0.036 kt -10.7%
2006 0.034 kt -5.6%
2007 0.036 kt +5.9%
2008 0.0377 kt +4.7%
2009 0.0402 kt +6.6%
2010 0.0398 kt -1.0%
2011 0.0323 kt -18.8%
2012 0.035 kt +8.4%
2013 0.0378 kt +8.0%
2014 0.0287 kt -24.1%
2015 0.029 kt +1.0%
2016 0.0295 kt +1.7%
2017 0.0362 kt +22.7%
2018 0.0291 kt -19.6%
2019 0.0287 kt -1.4%
2020 0.0277 kt -3.5%
2021 0.0297 kt +7.2%
2022 0.0284 kt -4.4%
2023 0.0271 kt -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.035 kt 0.0277 kt 0.0392 kt 10
2000s 0.0369 kt 0.0336 kt 0.0403 kt 10
2010s 0.0326 kt 0.0287 kt 0.0398 kt 10
2020s 0.0282 kt 0.0271 kt 0.0297 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 26 Cameroon 0.0293 kt compare
  2. 27 Morocco 0.0291 kt compare
  3. 28 Brazil 0.028 kt compare
  4. 30 Ukraine 0.027 kt compare
  5. 31 Spain 0.0234 kt compare
  6. 32 Guatemala 0.023 kt compare
  7. 32 Sudan (former) 0.023 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in France?
Food retail — emissions in France was 0.0271 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0403 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 kt in 2023.
How does France rank for food retail — emissions?
France ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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