Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0527 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0527 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1105 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.0522 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.11 kt1991: 0.111 kt1992: 0.109 kt1993: 0.094 kt1994: 0.09 kt1995: 0.085 kt1996: 0.08 kt1997: 0.075 kt1998: 0.07 kt1999: 0.067 kt2000: 0.07 kt2001: 0.079 kt2002: 0.073 kt2003: 0.074 kt2004: 0.076 kt2005: 0.083 kt2006: 0.086 kt2007: 0.082 kt2008: 0.079 kt2009: 0.068 kt2010: 0.07 kt2011: 0.072 kt2012: 0.094 kt2013: 0.092 kt2014: 0.08 kt2015: 0.076 kt2016: 0.059 kt2017: 0.056 kt2018: 0.055 kt2019: 0.058 kt2020: 0.052 kt2021: 0.053 kt2022: 0.053 kt2023: 0.053 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.0527 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.1105 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 kt, in 2020.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.11 kt
1991 0.1105 kt +0.5%
1992 0.1094 kt -1.0%
1993 0.0938 kt -14.3%
1994 0.0902 kt -3.8%
1995 0.0846 kt -6.2%
1996 0.0801 kt -5.3%
1997 0.0753 kt -6.0%
1998 0.0701 kt -6.9%
1999 0.0667 kt -4.8%
2000 0.0697 kt +4.4%
2001 0.0794 kt +13.9%
2002 0.0726 kt -8.5%
2003 0.0743 kt +2.3%
2004 0.0763 kt +2.7%
2005 0.0833 kt +9.3%
2006 0.0857 kt +2.8%
2007 0.0815 kt -4.9%
2008 0.0791 kt -3.0%
2009 0.068 kt -14.0%
2010 0.0695 kt +2.2%
2011 0.0722 kt +3.9%
2012 0.094 kt +30.2%
2013 0.0916 kt -2.5%
2014 0.0802 kt -12.5%
2015 0.0763 kt -4.9%
2016 0.0594 kt -22.1%
2017 0.0555 kt -6.5%
2018 0.0554 kt -0.3%
2019 0.0579 kt +4.5%
2020 0.0522 kt -9.8%
2021 0.0535 kt +2.4%
2022 0.053 kt -0.9%
2023 0.0527 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0891 kt 0.0667 kt 0.1105 kt 10
2000s 0.077 kt 0.068 kt 0.0857 kt 10
2010s 0.0712 kt 0.0554 kt 0.094 kt 10
2020s 0.0528 kt 0.0522 kt 0.0535 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  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 Polynesia 0.0002 kt compare
  7. 17 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
  8. 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare
  9. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0001 kt compare
  10. 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
  11. 19 Philippines 0.0449 kt compare
  12. 20 Kazakhstan 0.0427 kt compare
  13. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Food retail — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0527 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1105 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food retail — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.