Food Transport — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Food Transport — Emissions was 14,790 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,790 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
14,790 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,009 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 4.0k kt1991: 4.4k kt1992: 5.5k kt1993: 5.1k kt1994: 4.9k kt1995: 5.0k kt1996: 5.3k kt1997: 5.4k kt1998: 5.7k kt1999: 5.6k kt2000: 5.6k kt2001: 5.8k kt2002: 5.8k kt2003: 6.2k kt2004: 6.5k kt2005: 6.4k kt2006: 6.8k kt2007: 7.5k kt2008: 8.0k kt2009: 8.7k kt2010: 9.1k kt2011: 9.6k kt2012: 9.9k kt2013: 10.3k kt2014: 11.6k kt2015: 11.2k kt2016: 11.7k kt2017: 11.8k kt2018: 12.6k kt2019: 13.1k kt2020: 13.0k kt2021: 14.1k kt2022: 14.7k kt2023: 14.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 14,790 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 14,790 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,009 kt, in 1990.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23rd out of 32 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.

Food Transport — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,009 kt
1991 4,388 kt +9.5%
1992 5,545 kt +26.3%
1993 5,054 kt -8.9%
1994 4,946 kt -2.1%
1995 4,999 kt +1.1%
1996 5,300 kt +6.0%
1997 5,388 kt +1.7%
1998 5,656 kt +5.0%
1999 5,565 kt -1.6%
2000 5,641 kt +1.4%
2001 5,791 kt +2.7%
2002 5,835 kt +0.8%
2003 6,224 kt +6.7%
2004 6,457 kt +3.7%
2005 6,425 kt -0.5%
2006 6,755 kt +5.1%
2007 7,507 kt +11.1%
2008 7,969 kt +6.2%
2009 8,688 kt +9.0%
2010 9,074 kt +4.4%
2011 9,587 kt +5.6%
2012 9,946 kt +3.7%
2013 10,308 kt +3.6%
2014 11,640 kt +12.9%
2015 11,198 kt -3.8%
2016 11,748 kt +4.9%
2017 11,833 kt +0.7%
2018 12,581 kt +6.3%
2019 13,128 kt +4.4%
2020 13,001 kt -1.0%
2021 14,144 kt +8.8%
2022 14,729 kt +4.1%
2023 14,790 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,085 kt 4,009 kt 5,656 kt 10
2000s 6,729 kt 5,641 kt 8,688 kt 10
2010s 11,104 kt 9,074 kt 13,128 kt 10
2020s 14,166 kt 13,001 kt 14,790 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.47 kt compare
  2. 20 Spain 6,677 kt compare
  3. 21 Nigeria 6,592 kt compare
  4. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.8712 kt compare
  5. 22 Malaysia 6,180 kt compare
  6. 23 Pakistan 5,961 kt compare
  7. 24 Argentina 5,749 kt compare
  8. 25 Poland 5,286 kt compare
  9. 26 South Africa 5,097 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Food transport — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 14,790 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 14,790 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,009 kt in 1990.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for food transport — emissions?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf