Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 15,418 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
15,418 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 21 groups
All-time high
15,418 kt
in 2021
All-time low
588.82 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 5.8k kt1991: 5.3k kt1992: 6.2k kt1993: 2.4k kt1994: 2.5k kt1995: 588.8 kt1996: 732.1 kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 2.9k kt2001: 3.4k kt2002: 4.0k kt2003: 4.6k kt2004: 5.0k kt2005: 5.5k kt2006: 6.1k kt2007: 6.9k kt2008: 7.7k kt2009: 8.1k kt2010: 8.8k kt2011: 9.6k kt2012: 10.0k kt2013: 10.7k kt2014: 11.4k kt2015: 11.9k kt2016: 12.6k kt2017: 13.1k kt2018: 13.4k kt2019: 14.0k kt2020: 14.4k kt2021: 15.4k kt2022: 15.4k kt2023: 15.4k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 15,418 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Annex I countries peaked at 15,418 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 588.82 kt, in 1995.

That places Annex I countries 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,802 kt
1991 5,303 kt -8.6%
1992 6,209 kt +17.1%
1993 2,401 kt -61.3%
1994 2,501 kt +4.2%
1995 588.82 kt -76.5%
1996 732.07 kt +24.3%
1997 1,055 kt +44.1%
1998 1,809 kt +71.5%
1999 2,502 kt +38.3%
2000 2,912 kt +16.4%
2001 3,355 kt +15.2%
2002 3,968 kt +18.3%
2003 4,625 kt +16.6%
2004 5,015 kt +8.4%
2005 5,463 kt +8.9%
2006 6,102 kt +11.7%
2007 6,920 kt +13.4%
2008 7,698 kt +11.2%
2009 8,074 kt +4.9%
2010 8,788 kt +8.8%
2011 9,554 kt +8.7%
2012 10,004 kt +4.7%
2013 10,688 kt +6.8%
2014 11,442 kt +7.1%
2015 11,935 kt +4.3%
2016 12,598 kt +5.6%
2017 13,074 kt +3.8%
2018 13,382 kt +2.4%
2019 13,971 kt +4.4%
2020 14,430 kt +3.3%
2021 15,418 kt +6.8%
2022 15,418 kt +0.0%
2023 15,418 kt +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Annex I countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 -76.5% 2,501 kt 588.82 kt
1993 -61.3% 6,209 kt 2,401 kt
1998 +71.5% 1,055 kt 1,809 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,890 kt 588.82 kt 6,209 kt 10
2000s 5,413 kt 2,912 kt 8,074 kt 10
2010s 11,544 kt 8,788 kt 13,971 kt 10
2020s 15,171 kt 14,430 kt 15,418 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 14,261 kt compare
  2. 2 China 3,371 kt compare
  3. 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 61.44 kt compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 3,352 kt compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 1,286 kt compare
  6. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 33.78 kt compare
  7. 5 France 1,225 kt compare
  8. 5 Republic of Moldova 23.08 kt compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Annex I countries?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Annex I countries was 15,418 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 15,418 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 588.82 kt in 1995.
How does Annex I countries rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 3,705 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