Food Transport — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.2801 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.2801 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.2801 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.1892 kt
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.10.20.32000201120232000: 0.265 kt2001: 0.266 kt2002: 0.258 kt2003: 0.259 kt2004: 0.251 kt2005: 0.238 kt2006: 0.231 kt2007: 0.226 kt2008: 0.216 kt2009: 0.21 kt2010: 0.203 kt2011: 0.198 kt2012: 0.193 kt2013: 0.189 kt2014: 0.196 kt2015: 0.209 kt2016: 0.218 kt2017: 0.222 kt2018: 0.236 kt2019: 0.254 kt2020: 0.221 kt2021: 0.263 kt2022: 0.28 kt2023: 0.28 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.2801 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.2801 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1892 kt, in 2013.

Belgium ranks 49th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Food Transport — Emissions in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 0.2646 kt —
2001 0.2664 kt +0.7%
2002 0.2578 kt -3.2%
2003 0.2591 kt +0.5%
2004 0.2508 kt -3.2%
2005 0.2376 kt -5.3%
2006 0.2308 kt -2.9%
2007 0.2257 kt -2.2%
2008 0.216 kt -4.3%
2009 0.2103 kt -2.6%
2010 0.2028 kt -3.5%
2011 0.198 kt -2.4%
2012 0.1926 kt -2.7%
2013 0.1892 kt -1.7%
2014 0.1961 kt +3.6%
2015 0.2089 kt +6.5%
2016 0.2184 kt +4.5%
2017 0.222 kt +1.6%
2018 0.2362 kt +6.4%
2019 0.2535 kt +7.3%
2020 0.2213 kt -12.7%
2021 0.2631 kt +18.9%
2022 0.2801 kt +6.5%
2023 0.2801 kt +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.2801 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0922 kt, 3.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.2801 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1568 kt, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2419 kt 0.2103 kt 0.2664 kt 10
2010s 0.2118 kt 0.1892 kt 0.2535 kt 10
2020s 0.2612 kt 0.2213 kt 0.2801 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 46 Oman 0.333 kt compare
  2. 47 Switzerland 0.3081 kt compare
  3. 48 New Zealand 0.2956 kt compare
  4. 50 Ghana 0.2713 kt compare
  5. 51 Guatemala 0.266 kt compare
  6. 52 Greece 0.2559 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Belgium?
Food transport — emissions in Belgium was 0.2801 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2801 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1892 kt in 2013.
How does Belgium rank for food transport — emissions?
Belgium ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.