Food Transport — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Food Transport — Emissions was 39,812 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39,812 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
39,812 kt
in 2023
All-time low
12,609 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 12.6k kt1991: 13.3k kt1992: 13.7k kt1993: 14.0k kt1994: 14.8k kt1995: 15.4k kt1996: 16.2k kt1997: 16.3k kt1998: 17.2k kt1999: 17.7k kt2000: 19.0k kt2001: 19.5k kt2002: 20.0k kt2003: 20.4k kt2004: 21.6k kt2005: 21.9k kt2006: 23.1k kt2007: 25.2k kt2008: 26.5k kt2009: 28.4k kt2010: 30.0k kt2011: 31.4k kt2012: 33.0k kt2013: 34.2k kt2014: 35.7k kt2015: 36.3k kt2016: 37.9k kt2017: 38.7k kt2018: 39.3k kt2019: 39.3k kt2020: 35.0k kt2021: 38.3k kt2022: 39.7k kt2023: 39.8k kt

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 39,812 kt for food transport — emissions 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 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 39,812 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,609 kt, in 1990.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th of 32 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.

Food Transport — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12,609 kt
1991 13,289 kt +5.4%
1992 13,699 kt +3.1%
1993 14,022 kt +2.4%
1994 14,781 kt +5.4%
1995 15,390 kt +4.1%
1996 16,186 kt +5.2%
1997 16,338 kt +0.9%
1998 17,244 kt +5.5%
1999 17,731 kt +2.8%
2000 19,021 kt +7.3%
2001 19,500 kt +2.5%
2002 19,969 kt +2.4%
2003 20,412 kt +2.2%
2004 21,582 kt +5.7%
2005 21,930 kt +1.6%
2006 23,091 kt +5.3%
2007 25,200 kt +9.1%
2008 26,549 kt +5.4%
2009 28,425 kt +7.1%
2010 29,989 kt +5.5%
2011 31,363 kt +4.6%
2012 33,020 kt +5.3%
2013 34,212 kt +3.6%
2014 35,666 kt +4.2%
2015 36,312 kt +1.8%
2016 37,906 kt +4.4%
2017 38,659 kt +2.0%
2018 39,295 kt +1.6%
2019 39,324 kt +0.1%
2020 34,977 kt -11.1%
2021 38,339 kt +9.6%
2022 39,652 kt +3.4%
2023 39,812 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,129 kt 12,609 kt 17,731 kt 10
2000s 22,568 kt 19,021 kt 28,425 kt 10
2010s 35,575 kt 29,989 kt 39,324 kt 10
2020s 38,195 kt 34,977 kt 39,812 kt 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
  2. 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
  3. 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
  4. 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
  5. 14 France 9,661 kt compare
  6. 15 Thailand 9,413 kt compare
  7. 16 Australia 9,115 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Food transport — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 39,812 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 39,812 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 12,609 kt in 1990.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for food transport — emissions?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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