Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in World
World: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 577,596 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in World is 577,596 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 577,596 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 305,348 kt, in 1990.
That places World 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 305,348 kt | — |
| 1991 | 323,629 kt | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 332,411 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 331,732 kt | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 336,287 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 341,162 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 352,275 kt | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 362,343 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 372,820 kt | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 383,275 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 390,608 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 394,267 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 403,808 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 415,382 kt | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 434,490 kt | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 442,559 kt | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 457,950 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 466,642 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 473,317 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 472,193 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 492,557 kt | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 506,249 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 512,342 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 541,486 kt | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 554,696 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 562,554 kt | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 570,715 kt | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 565,613 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 570,749 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 574,889 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 516,170 kt | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 551,620 kt | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 573,679 kt | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 577,596 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344,128 kt | 305,348 kt | 383,275 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 435,122 kt | 390,608 kt | 473,317 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,185 kt | 492,557 kt | 574,889 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,766 kt | 516,170 kt | 577,596 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in World?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in World was 577,596 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 577,596 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,348 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.