Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Retail — Emissions was 1.57 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.57 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
2.1 kt
in 2008
All-time low
1.47 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 1.5 kt1991: 1.7 kt1992: 1.5 kt1993: 1.5 kt1994: 1.5 kt1995: 1.5 kt1996: 1.6 kt1997: 1.6 kt1998: 1.6 kt1999: 1.6 kt2000: 1.7 kt2001: 1.8 kt2002: 1.8 kt2003: 1.8 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 2 kt2006: 2 kt2007: 2 kt2008: 2.1 kt2009: 2 kt2010: 2 kt2011: 2 kt2012: 2 kt2013: 2 kt2014: 1.9 kt2015: 1.9 kt2016: 1.8 kt2017: 1.8 kt2018: 1.7 kt2019: 1.6 kt2020: 1.6 kt2021: 1.6 kt2022: 1.6 kt2023: 1.6 kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 1.57 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 2.1 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.47 kt, in 1992.

That places Annex I countries 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.52 kt —
1991 1.69 kt +10.9%
1992 1.47 kt -12.8%
1993 1.48 kt +0.9%
1994 1.48 kt -0.4%
1995 1.5 kt +1.4%
1996 1.55 kt +3.7%
1997 1.6 kt +2.6%
1998 1.62 kt +1.4%
1999 1.63 kt +0.9%
2000 1.68 kt +2.6%
2001 1.77 kt +5.5%
2002 1.77 kt -0.1%
2003 1.83 kt +3.9%
2004 1.85 kt +0.7%
2005 1.98 kt +7.3%
2006 1.96 kt -1.4%
2007 2.04 kt +4.2%
2008 2.1 kt +2.9%
2009 2.03 kt -3.0%
2010 2.05 kt +0.6%
2011 2.02 kt -1.2%
2012 2.01 kt -0.8%
2013 2.01 kt +0.3%
2014 1.94 kt -3.7%
2015 1.89 kt -2.5%
2016 1.83 kt -2.9%
2017 1.82 kt -1.0%
2018 1.71 kt -5.6%
2019 1.63 kt -5.1%
2020 1.57 kt -3.8%
2021 1.63 kt +4.3%
2022 1.58 kt -3.4%
2023 1.57 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.55 kt 1.47 kt 1.69 kt 10
2000s 1.9 kt 1.68 kt 2.1 kt 10
2010s 1.89 kt 1.63 kt 2.05 kt 10
2020s 1.59 kt 1.57 kt 1.63 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  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

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Annex I countries?
Food retail — emissions in Annex I countries was 1.57 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 2.1 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 kt in 1992.
How does Annex I countries rank for food retail — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries 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
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.