Agrifood systems — Emissions in United States
United States: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 10,316 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agrifood systems — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 10,316 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in United States peaked at 10,628 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,096 kt, in 1990.
That places United States 6th out of 257 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,096 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,149 kt | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10,261 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 10,289 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 10,489 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10,547 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10,538 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 10,521 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,455 kt | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10,434 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,334 kt | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10,314 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10,354 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,327 kt | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 10,363 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 10,417 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10,435 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,468 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10,539 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10,434 kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 10,462 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10,312 kt | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10,221 kt | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10,104 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,127 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,143 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,401 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10,443 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10,587 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,610 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,628 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,498 kt | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 10,366 kt | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 10,316 kt | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10,316 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.11 kt, 180.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,378 kt | 10,096 kt | 10,547 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,398 kt | 10,314 kt | 10,539 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,341 kt | 10,104 kt | 10,610 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,452 kt | 10,316 kt | 10,628 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in United States?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in United States was 10,316 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10,628 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,096 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- United States ranks 6th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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