Food Transport — Emissions in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Transport — Emissions was 60,733 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — emissions in European Union (27) stood at 60,733 kt.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 62,549 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,226 kt, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,226 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43,790 kt | +40.2% |
| 1992 | 46,137 kt | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 47,528 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 47,878 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 48,520 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50,132 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 50,907 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 52,879 kt | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 54,053 kt | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 56,135 kt | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 57,045 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57,774 kt | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 58,671 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60,176 kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 60,158 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 61,284 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 62,438 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 61,977 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 60,812 kt | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 60,721 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 60,348 kt | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 58,313 kt | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 57,428 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 58,153 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59,217 kt | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 60,438 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 61,676 kt | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 61,944 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62,549 kt | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55,103 kt | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 59,368 kt | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 60,718 kt | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 60,733 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,305 kt | 31,226 kt | 54,053 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,647 kt | 56,135 kt | 62,438 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,079 kt | 57,428 kt | 62,549 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,980 kt | 55,103 kt | 60,733 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in European Union (27)?
- Food transport — emissions in European Union (27) was 60,733 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 62,549 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,226 kt in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food transport — emissions?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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 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.