Food Systems Dashboard

Outcomes Environmental impacts

Agri-food systems greenhouse gas emissions per person

Definition

Production based greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and F-gases) for food systems, expressed in kg CO2eq (AR5) per person.

Relevance

Food systems account for about 30% of total anthropogenic emissions. Reducing food systems emissions is crucial to reduce the impact of climate change and reach the targets of the Paris Agreement. And it is a sub-indicator of the FAO monitoring progress towards sustainable agriculture (SDG 2.4.1).

Additional Information

Recommended citation: FAO. 2024. FAOSTAT: Emissions indicators. [Accessed the first week of every month]. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/EM. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

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