Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 1,935 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 1,935 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe peaked at 1,935 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.76 kt, in 1993.
That places Western Europe 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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) from F-gases in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 652.89 kt | — |
| 1991 | 268.96 kt | -58.8% |
| 1992 | 397.89 kt | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 58.76 kt | -85.2% |
| 1994 | 77.63 kt | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 115.25 kt | +48.5% |
| 1996 | 183.68 kt | +59.4% |
| 1997 | 265.16 kt | +44.4% |
| 1998 | 690.68 kt | +160.5% |
| 1999 | 1,144 kt | +65.7% |
| 2000 | 1,141 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,189 kt | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,393 kt | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 1,526 kt | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1,570 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,587 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,657 kt | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,727 kt | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,865 kt | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1,771 kt | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,708 kt | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,766 kt | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,813 kt | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,742 kt | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1,768 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,823 kt | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,844 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,873 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,825 kt | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,672 kt | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 1,615 kt | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,935 kt | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 1,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,935 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Western Europe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +160.5% | 265.16 kt | 690.68 kt |
| 1993 | -85.2% | 397.89 kt | 58.76 kt |
| 1999 | +65.7% | 690.68 kt | 1,144 kt |
| 1991 | -58.8% | 652.89 kt | 268.96 kt |
| 1996 | +59.4% | 115.25 kt | 183.68 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 385.5 kt | 58.76 kt | 1,144 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 kt | 1,141 kt | 1,865 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,783 kt | 1,672 kt | 1,873 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,855 kt | 1,615 kt | 1,935 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 601.38 kt compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 601.38 kt compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 521.92 kt compare
- 12 Italy 481.78 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 475.09 kt compare
- 14 Australia 436.58 kt compare
- 15 Germany 390.69 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Western Europe was 1,935 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,935 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.76 kt in 1993.
- How does Western Europe rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Western Europe ranks 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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