Americas vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions

Americas
146,709 kt
in 2023
United States
106,272 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Americas
  • United States
60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k199020062023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 146,709 kt against 106,272 kt in United States, a difference of 40,437 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas United States Difference Ahead
1990s 86,291 kt 81,292 kt 4,999 kt Americas
2000s 129,859 kt 121,550 kt 8,308 kt Americas
2010s 122,492 kt 105,669 kt 16,823 kt Americas
2020s 142,610 kt 104,245 kt 38,365 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Americas or United States?
Americas, at 146,709 kt against 106,272 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Americas and United States?
40,437 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf