Food Transport — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.7029 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7029 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.8942 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.5977 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.888 kt1991: 0.884 kt1992: 0.894 kt1993: 0.887 kt1994: 0.873 kt1995: 0.856 kt1996: 0.876 kt1997: 0.86 kt1998: 0.852 kt1999: 0.894 kt2000: 0.873 kt2001: 0.864 kt2002: 0.866 kt2003: 0.86 kt2004: 0.861 kt2005: 0.854 kt2006: 0.844 kt2007: 0.845 kt2008: 0.818 kt2009: 0.793 kt2010: 0.78 kt2011: 0.762 kt2012: 0.755 kt2013: 0.744 kt2014: 0.75 kt2015: 0.754 kt2016: 0.762 kt2017: 0.76 kt2018: 0.756 kt2019: 0.748 kt2020: 0.598 kt2021: 0.665 kt2022: 0.703 kt2023: 0.703 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.7029 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.8942 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5977 kt, in 2020.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.888 kt
1991 0.8845 kt -0.4%
1992 0.8942 kt +1.1%
1993 0.8869 kt -0.8%
1994 0.8728 kt -1.6%
1995 0.856 kt -1.9%
1996 0.876 kt +2.3%
1997 0.8597 kt -1.9%
1998 0.8524 kt -0.8%
1999 0.8938 kt +4.9%
2000 0.8735 kt -2.3%
2001 0.8642 kt -1.1%
2002 0.8665 kt +0.3%
2003 0.8598 kt -0.8%
2004 0.8614 kt +0.2%
2005 0.8544 kt -0.8%
2006 0.8441 kt -1.2%
2007 0.845 kt +0.1%
2008 0.8181 kt -3.2%
2009 0.7926 kt -3.1%
2010 0.7801 kt -1.6%
2011 0.7624 kt -2.3%
2012 0.7545 kt -1.0%
2013 0.7437 kt -1.4%
2014 0.7497 kt +0.8%
2015 0.7543 kt +0.6%
2016 0.762 kt +1.0%
2017 0.7599 kt -0.3%
2018 0.7555 kt -0.6%
2019 0.7482 kt -1.0%
2020 0.5977 kt -20.1%
2021 0.6652 kt +11.3%
2022 0.7029 kt +5.7%
2023 0.7029 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8764 kt 0.8524 kt 0.8942 kt 10
2000s 0.848 kt 0.7926 kt 0.8735 kt 10
2010s 0.757 kt 0.7437 kt 0.7801 kt 10
2020s 0.6672 kt 0.5977 kt 0.7029 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 12 Australia 0.8805 kt compare
  2. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0333 kt compare
  3. 13 Germany 0.8555 kt compare
  4. 13 Melanesia 0.0263 kt compare
  5. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0212 kt compare
  6. 14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare
  7. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.0174 kt compare
  8. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0094 kt compare
  9. 16 Nigeria 0.6795 kt compare
  10. 17 Thailand 0.6745 kt compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 0.0072 kt compare
  12. 18 Indonesia 0.6622 kt compare
  13. 18 Micronesia 0.0021 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Food transport — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.7029 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8942 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5977 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food transport — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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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.