Food Transport — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Food Transport — Emissions was 39,813 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 39,813 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is 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 39,813 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,602 kt, in 1990.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14th out of 33 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,602 kt | — |
| 1991 | 13,280 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 13,690 kt | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14,012 kt | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 14,770 kt | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 15,378 kt | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 16,176 kt | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 16,327 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 17,234 kt | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 17,720 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 19,011 kt | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 19,489 kt | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 19,956 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20,400 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21,570 kt | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 21,917 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 23,077 kt | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 25,188 kt | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 26,537 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 28,415 kt | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 29,978 kt | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 31,354 kt | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 33,010 kt | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 34,202 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 35,659 kt | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 36,302 kt | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 37,894 kt | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 38,644 kt | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 39,285 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39,308 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34,970 kt | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 38,332 kt | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 39,644 kt | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 39,813 kt | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,119 kt | 12,602 kt | 17,720 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,556 kt | 19,011 kt | 28,415 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,564 kt | 29,978 kt | 39,308 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,190 kt | 34,970 kt | 39,813 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 510.71 kt compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 482.96 kt compare
- 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 363.92 kt compare
- 14 France 9,661 kt compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 327.2 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
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 39,813 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 39,813 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,602 kt in 1990.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for food transport — emissions?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th out of 33 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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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.