Food Retail — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1908 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1908 kt
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
17th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.3007 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0624 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0.050.10.150.20.250.31990200620231990: 0.062 kt1991: 0.245 kt1992: 0.226 kt1993: 0.214 kt1994: 0.205 kt1995: 0.211 kt1996: 0.228 kt1997: 0.216 kt1998: 0.22 kt1999: 0.216 kt2000: 0.233 kt2001: 0.244 kt2002: 0.253 kt2003: 0.282 kt2004: 0.279 kt2005: 0.277 kt2006: 0.276 kt2007: 0.279 kt2008: 0.288 kt2009: 0.289 kt2010: 0.301 kt2011: 0.266 kt2012: 0.287 kt2013: 0.289 kt2014: 0.258 kt2015: 0.268 kt2016: 0.258 kt2017: 0.254 kt2018: 0.232 kt2019: 0.205 kt2020: 0.198 kt2021: 0.215 kt2022: 0.192 kt2023: 0.191 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Western Europe stood at 0.1908 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 0.3007 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0624 kt, in 1990.

Western Europe ranks 17th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0624 kt
1991 0.2447 kt +292.1%
1992 0.2264 kt -7.5%
1993 0.214 kt -5.5%
1994 0.2048 kt -4.3%
1995 0.211 kt +3.0%
1996 0.2284 kt +8.2%
1997 0.2163 kt -5.3%
1998 0.2198 kt +1.6%
1999 0.2165 kt -1.5%
2000 0.2325 kt +7.4%
2001 0.2443 kt +5.1%
2002 0.2527 kt +3.4%
2003 0.2818 kt +11.5%
2004 0.2789 kt -1.0%
2005 0.2768 kt -0.8%
2006 0.2762 kt -0.2%
2007 0.2786 kt +0.9%
2008 0.2877 kt +3.3%
2009 0.2893 kt +0.6%
2010 0.3007 kt +3.9%
2011 0.2661 kt -11.5%
2012 0.287 kt +7.9%
2013 0.2891 kt +0.7%
2014 0.2582 kt -10.7%
2015 0.2675 kt +3.6%
2016 0.2581 kt -3.5%
2017 0.2535 kt -1.8%
2018 0.2316 kt -8.6%
2019 0.2047 kt -11.6%
2020 0.1978 kt -3.4%
2021 0.2149 kt +8.6%
2022 0.1922 kt -10.6%
2023 0.1908 kt -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2044 kt 0.0624 kt 0.2447 kt 10
2000s 0.2699 kt 0.2325 kt 0.2893 kt 10
2010s 0.2616 kt 0.2047 kt 0.3007 kt 10
2020s 0.1989 kt 0.1908 kt 0.2149 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0009 kt compare
  2. 14 Australia and New Zealand 0.0557 kt compare
  3. 15 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
  4. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.0006 kt compare
  5. 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
  6. 16 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
  7. 16 Polynesia 0.0002 kt compare
  8. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare
  9. 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
  10. 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare
  11. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0001 kt compare
  12. 19 Philippines 0.0449 kt compare
  13. 20 Kazakhstan 0.0427 kt compare
  14. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Western Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Western Europe was 0.1908 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.3007 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0624 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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