Pre- and post-production — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2,479 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,479 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
17th
of 33 groups
All-time high
3,953 kt
in 2001
All-time low
2,465 kt
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.0k kt1991: 3.1k kt1992: 3.1k kt1993: 3.3k kt1994: 3.0k kt1995: 3.1k kt1996: 3.1k kt1997: 2.7k kt1998: 3.5k kt1999: 3.5k kt2000: 3.9k kt2001: 4.0k kt2002: 3.3k kt2003: 3.6k kt2004: 3.5k kt2005: 3.1k kt2006: 3.1k kt2007: 3.4k kt2008: 2.9k kt2009: 3.0k kt2010: 3.0k kt2011: 2.9k kt2012: 2.9k kt2013: 3.0k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 2.5k kt2017: 2.5k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 2.5k kt2020: 2.5k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 2.5k kt2023: 2.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions in European Union (27) is 2,479 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 3,953 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,465 kt, in 2016.

That places European Union (27) 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in European Union (27), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,000 kt —
1991 3,052 kt +1.7%
1992 3,144 kt +3.0%
1993 3,261 kt +3.7%
1994 3,014 kt -7.6%
1995 3,090 kt +2.5%
1996 3,136 kt +1.5%
1997 2,676 kt -14.7%
1998 3,454 kt +29.1%
1999 3,480 kt +0.8%
2000 3,903 kt +12.1%
2001 3,953 kt +1.3%
2002 3,335 kt -15.6%
2003 3,633 kt +9.0%
2004 3,458 kt -4.8%
2005 3,101 kt -10.3%
2006 3,063 kt -1.2%
2007 3,368 kt +10.0%
2008 2,924 kt -13.2%
2009 2,952 kt +1.0%
2010 2,958 kt +0.2%
2011 2,880 kt -2.6%
2012 2,893 kt +0.4%
2013 3,017 kt +4.3%
2014 2,950 kt -2.2%
2015 2,972 kt +0.7%
2016 2,465 kt -17.0%
2017 2,465 kt +0.0%
2018 2,470 kt +0.2%
2019 2,471 kt +0.0%
2020 2,471 kt +0.0%
2021 2,474 kt +0.1%
2022 2,475 kt +0.0%
2023 2,479 kt +0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions in European Union (27) 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
1998 +29.1% 2,676 kt 3,454 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,131 kt 2,676 kt 3,480 kt 10
2000s 3,369 kt 2,924 kt 3,953 kt 10
2010s 2,754 kt 2,465 kt 3,017 kt 10
2020s 2,475 kt 2,471 kt 2,479 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.88 kt compare
  2. 14 Spain 449.44 kt compare
  3. 15 Colombia 436.66 kt compare
  4. 15 Melanesia 18.03 kt compare
  5. 16 Iraq 410.47 kt compare
  6. 16 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt compare
  7. 17 Argentina 401.92 kt compare
  8. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.75 kt compare
  9. 18 Poland 397.76 kt compare
  10. 19 Philippines 378.14 kt compare
  11. 19 Polynesia 0.894 kt compare
  12. 20 Saudi Arabia 375.15 kt compare
  13. 20 Micronesia 0.6866 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in European Union (27)?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in European Union (27) was 2,479 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 3,953 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,465 kt in 2016.
How does European Union (27) rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 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.