Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World
World: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,326 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 3,326 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World peaked at 3,326 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,624 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,624 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,735 kt | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1,762 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,780 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,804 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,838 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,888 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,938 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,984 kt | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2,024 kt | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,049 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,092 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,147 kt | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,192 kt | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,260 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2,308 kt | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,373 kt | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,465 kt | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,542 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,597 kt | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,728 kt | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2,806 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2,869 kt | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,002 kt | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3,101 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3,132 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3,220 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,278 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,326 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,318 kt | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,975 kt | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 3,201 kt | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 3,310 kt | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,326 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,838 kt | 1,624 kt | 2,024 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,303 kt | 2,049 kt | 2,597 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,078 kt | 2,728 kt | 3,326 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,203 kt | 2,975 kt | 3,326 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World was 3,326 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 3,326 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,624 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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