Food Transport — Emissions in World
World: Food Transport — Emissions was 487,446 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in World is 487,446 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in World peaked at 487,446 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 261,482 kt, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 261,482 kt | — |
| 1991 | 278,686 kt | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 284,275 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 288,259 kt | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 291,884 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 297,331 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 307,280 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 315,914 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 324,231 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 331,842 kt | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 337,472 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 342,422 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 349,727 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 359,665 kt | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 373,954 kt | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 379,637 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 390,990 kt | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 395,831 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 401,279 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 402,091 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 417,478 kt | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 429,592 kt | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 437,772 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 465,346 kt | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 475,835 kt | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 480,824 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 486,469 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 478,741 kt | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 482,517 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 486,828 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 435,247 kt | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 466,754 kt | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 484,598 kt | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 487,446 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 298,118 kt | 261,482 kt | 331,842 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 373,307 kt | 337,472 kt | 402,091 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,140 kt | 417,478 kt | 486,828 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,511 kt | 435,247 kt | 487,446 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in World?
- Food transport — emissions in World was 487,446 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 487,446 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,482 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for food transport — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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