Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Food Transport — Emissions was 39,402 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 39,402 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 51,326 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,488 kt, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 47 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,025 kt | 15,488 kt | 24,968 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,464 kt | 22,100 kt | 28,210 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,616 kt | 26,110 kt | 51,326 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,986 kt | 34,683 kt | 39,428 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt compare
- 6 Japan 19,321 kt compare
- 7 Canada 17,411 kt compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
- 9 India 14,306 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Southern Asia?
- Food transport — emissions in Southern Asia was 39,402 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,326 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,488 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for food transport — emissions?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 47 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.