What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The highest recorded value was 21,511 kt in 2005.

What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The lowest recorded value was 3,380 kt in 1990.

How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for petroleum products — emissions?

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Petroleum products — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Name: Petroleum products — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Petroleum products — Emissions was 16,605 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

16,605 kt

Change on year

down 0.4%

Rank

14th

of 35 groups

All-time high

21,511 kt

in 2005

All-time low

3,380 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Petroleum products — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, petroleum products — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 16,605 kt.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 21,511 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,380 kt, in 1990.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14th out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	6,615 kt	3,380 kt	10,544 kt	10
2000s	16,056 kt	10,329 kt	21,511 kt	10
2010s	17,412 kt	14,843 kt	19,895 kt	10
2020s	16,287 kt	14,988 kt	16,889 kt	4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,574 kt compare
12 Mexico 9,544 kt compare
13 Australia and New Zealand 8,429 kt compare
14 Thailand 7,153 kt compare
15 Australia 7,146 kt compare
16 Germany 7,055 kt compare
17 Spain 7,019 kt compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 66,146 million t (2025)
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -45,626 kt (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 828,964 kt (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 770,193 1000 ha (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,001 1000 ha (2025)
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 766,192 1000 ha (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 874,589 kt (2025)
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 378.05 kt (2024)
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.52 kt (2024)
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.23 billion t (2024)

All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Petroleum products — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 16,605 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The highest recorded value was 21,511 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The lowest recorded value was 3,380 kt in 1990.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for petroleum products — emissions?: Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Petroleum products — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Petroleum products — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 190 places, 6,284 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.