Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0527 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom stood at 0.0527 kt.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1105 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 kt, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 21st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.11 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1105 kt | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1094 kt | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0938 kt | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0902 kt | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0846 kt | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0801 kt | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0753 kt | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0701 kt | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0667 kt | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0697 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0794 kt | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0726 kt | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0743 kt | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0763 kt | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0833 kt | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0857 kt | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0815 kt | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0791 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.068 kt | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0695 kt | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0722 kt | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.094 kt | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0916 kt | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 kt | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0763 kt | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0594 kt | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0555 kt | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 kt | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0579 kt | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0522 kt | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0535 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.053 kt | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0527 kt | -0.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0527 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.004 kt, 13.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0527 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 kt, 10.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0891 kt | 0.0667 kt | 0.1105 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.077 kt | 0.068 kt | 0.0857 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0712 kt | 0.0554 kt | 0.094 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 kt | 0.0522 kt | 0.0535 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 0.0557 kt compare
- 19 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
- 20 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare
- 24 Philippines 0.0449 kt compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in United Kingdom?
- Food retail — emissions in United Kingdom was 0.0527 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1105 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for food retail — emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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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