Food Transport — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Transport — Emissions was 28,318 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Western Europe is 28,318 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 31,029 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,827 kt, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 18th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,827 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25,200 kt | +96.5% |
| 1992 | 25,711 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 26,096 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 25,963 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 26,208 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 26,479 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 26,722 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 27,462 kt | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 27,803 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 30,126 kt | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 30,110 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30,153 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 29,918 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 30,234 kt | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 29,735 kt | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 29,814 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29,812 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,755 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29,566 kt | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29,826 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30,155 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 29,868 kt | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29,977 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30,028 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 30,345 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 30,674 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 31,029 kt | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 30,490 kt | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 30,612 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27,062 kt | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 28,137 kt | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 28,317 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 28,318 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,047 kt | 12,827 kt | 27,803 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,922 kt | 29,566 kt | 30,234 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,301 kt | 29,826 kt | 31,029 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,958 kt | 27,062 kt | 28,318 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 15 Republic of Moldova 244.11 kt compare
- 15 Thailand 9,413 kt compare
- 16 Australia 9,115 kt compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109.44 kt compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,483 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 88.05 kt compare
- 18 Italy 7,811 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 34.07 kt compare
- 19 Indonesia 7,446 kt compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 14.01 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.47 kt compare
- 20 Spain 6,677 kt compare
- 21 Nigeria 6,592 kt compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.8712 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Western Europe?
- Food transport — emissions in Western Europe was 28,318 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 31,029 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,827 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food transport — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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About this data
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