Food Retail — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Retail — Emissions was 0.2962 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2962 kt
Change on year
up 9.1%
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
0.2962 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.045 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.045 kt1991: 0.046 kt1992: 0.047 kt1993: 0.048 kt1994: 0.05 kt1995: 0.057 kt1996: 0.063 kt1997: 0.065 kt1998: 0.08 kt1999: 0.079 kt2000: 0.084 kt2001: 0.09 kt2002: 0.092 kt2003: 0.097 kt2004: 0.105 kt2005: 0.112 kt2006: 0.125 kt2007: 0.127 kt2008: 0.132 kt2009: 0.138 kt2010: 0.14 kt2011: 0.145 kt2012: 0.133 kt2013: 0.144 kt2014: 0.154 kt2015: 0.158 kt2016: 0.173 kt2017: 0.172 kt2018: 0.184 kt2019: 0.2 kt2020: 0.207 kt2021: 0.28 kt2022: 0.271 kt2023: 0.296 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.2962 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.2962 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.045 kt, in 1990.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.045 kt —
1991 0.046 kt +2.3%
1992 0.0473 kt +2.7%
1993 0.0481 kt +1.8%
1994 0.0505 kt +4.9%
1995 0.0572 kt +13.3%
1996 0.0625 kt +9.4%
1997 0.065 kt +4.0%
1998 0.0804 kt +23.7%
1999 0.0785 kt -2.4%
2000 0.0844 kt +7.4%
2001 0.0898 kt +6.4%
2002 0.0915 kt +1.9%
2003 0.0973 kt +6.3%
2004 0.1047 kt +7.7%
2005 0.1118 kt +6.8%
2006 0.1247 kt +11.6%
2007 0.1274 kt +2.1%
2008 0.1315 kt +3.3%
2009 0.1381 kt +5.0%
2010 0.1403 kt +1.6%
2011 0.145 kt +3.3%
2012 0.1325 kt -8.6%
2013 0.144 kt +8.7%
2014 0.1544 kt +7.2%
2015 0.158 kt +2.3%
2016 0.1727 kt +9.4%
2017 0.1719 kt -0.5%
2018 0.1844 kt +7.3%
2019 0.2005 kt +8.7%
2020 0.2068 kt +3.2%
2021 0.2797 kt +35.2%
2022 0.2714 kt -3.0%
2023 0.2962 kt +9.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +35.2% 0.2068 kt 0.2797 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0581 kt 0.045 kt 0.0804 kt 10
2000s 0.1101 kt 0.0844 kt 0.1381 kt 10
2010s 0.1604 kt 0.1325 kt 0.2005 kt 10
2020s 0.2635 kt 0.2068 kt 0.2962 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Food retail — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.2962 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.2962 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.045 kt in 1990.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food retail — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.