Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1006 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1006 kt
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
15th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.1481 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.0633 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.063 kt1991: 0.064 kt1992: 0.076 kt1993: 0.073 kt1994: 0.076 kt1995: 0.084 kt1996: 0.08 kt1997: 0.088 kt1998: 0.092 kt1999: 0.097 kt2000: 0.105 kt2001: 0.109 kt2002: 0.122 kt2003: 0.119 kt2004: 0.128 kt2005: 0.133 kt2006: 0.135 kt2007: 0.144 kt2008: 0.139 kt2009: 0.138 kt2010: 0.12 kt2011: 0.14 kt2012: 0.148 kt2013: 0.136 kt2014: 0.136 kt2015: 0.144 kt2016: 0.127 kt2017: 0.135 kt2018: 0.124 kt2019: 0.102 kt2020: 0.091 kt2021: 0.099 kt2022: 0.101 kt2023: 0.101 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 0.1006 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.1481 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0633 kt, in 1990.

Southern Europe ranks 15th of 43 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0792 kt 0.0633 kt 0.0966 kt 10
2000s 0.1272 kt 0.1046 kt 0.1444 kt 10
2010s 0.1313 kt 0.1023 kt 0.1481 kt 10
2020s 0.0981 kt 0.0912 kt 0.1015 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 12 Nigeria 0.067 kt compare
  2. 13 China 0.0597 kt compare
  3. 14 Australia and New Zealand 0.0557 kt compare
  4. 15 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
  5. 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
  6. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare
  7. 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food retail — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.1006 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.1481 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for food retail — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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
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.