GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 39,485 in 2015. ▼ Falling
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in United Kingdom, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 39,485 for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in 2015.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in United Kingdom peaked at 75,023 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39,285, in 2014.
That places United Kingdom 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,105 | 67,352 | 75,023 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,660 | 44,349 | 64,604 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,253 | 39,285 | 42,221 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in United Kingdom?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in United Kingdom was 39,485 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 75,023 in 1995.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,285 in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).