Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,405 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,405 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
15,405 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,202 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 4.2k kt1991: 4.6k kt1992: 5.8k kt1993: 5.2k kt1994: 5.1k kt1995: 5.2k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 5.6k kt1998: 5.9k kt1999: 5.8k kt2000: 5.9k kt2001: 6.0k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 6.5k kt2004: 6.8k kt2005: 6.8k kt2006: 7.2k kt2007: 8.0k kt2008: 8.5k kt2009: 9.3k kt2010: 9.7k kt2011: 10.2k kt2012: 10.5k kt2013: 10.9k kt2014: 12.2k kt2015: 11.8k kt2016: 12.3k kt2017: 12.4k kt2018: 13.1k kt2019: 13.7k kt2020: 13.6k kt2021: 14.7k kt2022: 15.3k kt2023: 15.4k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 15,405 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 15,405 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,202 kt, in 1990.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd 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 (CO2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,202 kt
1991 4,597 kt +9.4%
1992 5,802 kt +26.2%
1993 5,211 kt -10.2%
1994 5,100 kt -2.1%
1995 5,153 kt +1.0%
1996 5,469 kt +6.1%
1997 5,566 kt +1.8%
1998 5,867 kt +5.4%
1999 5,768 kt -1.7%
2000 5,854 kt +1.5%
2001 6,043 kt +3.2%
2002 6,120 kt +1.3%
2003 6,548 kt +7.0%
2004 6,816 kt +4.1%
2005 6,821 kt +0.1%
2006 7,193 kt +5.4%
2007 7,993 kt +11.1%
2008 8,510 kt +6.5%
2009 9,280 kt +9.0%
2010 9,666 kt +4.2%
2011 10,164 kt +5.2%
2012 10,532 kt +3.6%
2013 10,900 kt +3.5%
2014 12,243 kt +12.3%
2015 11,774 kt -3.8%
2016 12,324 kt +4.7%
2017 12,363 kt +0.3%
2018 13,131 kt +6.2%
2019 13,700 kt +4.3%
2020 13,564 kt -1.0%
2021 14,735 kt +8.6%
2022 15,343 kt +4.1%
2023 15,405 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,274 kt 4,202 kt 5,867 kt 10
2000s 7,118 kt 5,854 kt 9,280 kt 10
2010s 11,680 kt 9,666 kt 13,700 kt 10
2020s 14,762 kt 13,564 kt 15,405 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.68 kt compare
  2. 20 Nigeria 6,826 kt compare
  3. 21 Spain 6,825 kt compare
  4. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.8963 kt compare
  5. 22 Poland 6,516 kt compare
  6. 23 Malaysia 6,368 kt compare
  7. 24 Pakistan 6,149 kt compare
  8. 25 Argentina 5,932 kt compare
  9. 26 South Africa 5,232 kt compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 15,405 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 15,405 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,202 kt in 1990.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 data points, 1990–2023
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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