Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 40,871 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 40,871 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia peaked at 52,866 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,882 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 15th of 33 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,882 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16,884 kt | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 17,407 kt | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18,445 kt | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 19,748 kt | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 20,070 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 22,768 kt | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 24,248 kt | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 24,521 kt | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 25,578 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 22,687 kt | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 23,119 kt | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 24,263 kt | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 25,065 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 26,310 kt | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 26,930 kt | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 29,027 kt | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 23,176 kt | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 24,582 kt | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 26,666 kt | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 27,017 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 27,848 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 28,794 kt | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 45,895 kt | +59.4% |
| 2014 | 48,081 kt | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 50,802 kt | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 52,866 kt | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 38,286 kt | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 39,918 kt | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 39,339 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 35,952 kt | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 39,851 kt | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 40,897 kt | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 40,871 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,555 kt | 15,882 kt | 25,578 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,182 kt | 22,687 kt | 29,027 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,885 kt | 27,017 kt | 52,866 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,393 kt | 35,952 kt | 40,897 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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 (co2eq) in Southern Asia?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia was 40,871 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,866 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,882 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.