Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Food Retail — Emissions was 0.4133 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4133 kt
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
14th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.5889 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.2348 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.235 kt1991: 0.421 kt1992: 0.418 kt1993: 0.442 kt1994: 0.425 kt1995: 0.431 kt1996: 0.45 kt1997: 0.431 kt1998: 0.44 kt1999: 0.443 kt2000: 0.469 kt2001: 0.492 kt2002: 0.515 kt2003: 0.553 kt2004: 0.56 kt2005: 0.556 kt2006: 0.571 kt2007: 0.577 kt2008: 0.585 kt2009: 0.587 kt2010: 0.589 kt2011: 0.566 kt2012: 0.583 kt2013: 0.574 kt2014: 0.535 kt2015: 0.549 kt2016: 0.528 kt2017: 0.523 kt2018: 0.499 kt2019: 0.435 kt2020: 0.41 kt2021: 0.447 kt2022: 0.422 kt2023: 0.413 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in European Union (27) stood at 0.4133 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 0.5889 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2348 kt, in 1990.

That places European Union (27) 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4135 kt 0.2348 kt 0.4498 kt 10
2000s 0.5466 kt 0.4694 kt 0.5872 kt 10
2010s 0.5381 kt 0.435 kt 0.5889 kt 10
2020s 0.4229 kt 0.4097 kt 0.4467 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Poland 0.0772 kt compare
  2. 12 Nigeria 0.067 kt compare
  3. 13 China (People’s Republic of) 0.0597 kt compare
  4. 14 Australia and New Zealand 0.0557 kt compare
  5. 15 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
  6. 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
  7. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in European Union (27)?
Food retail — emissions in European Union (27) was 0.4133 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 0.5889 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2348 kt in 1990.
How does European Union (27) rank for food retail — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.