Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 3.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 3.01 t CO2eq/cap for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in United States of America peaked at 3.86 t CO2eq/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.01 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.66 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.66 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.77 t CO2eq/cap | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 3.8 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.86 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.77 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.72 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.74 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.53 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 3.49 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.48 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.49 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.48 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.47 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.45 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.39 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.19 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.07 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.35 t CO2eq/cap | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 3.31 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.28 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.24 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.03 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.69 t CO2eq/cap | 3.54 t CO2eq/cap | 3.86 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 t CO2eq/cap | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | 3.74 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | 3.35 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 t CO2eq/cap | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | 3.24 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 2 Guyana 17.53 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 3 Mongolia 17.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 13.99 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Belize 13.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 Central African Republic 10.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Australia 10.73 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 10.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- 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 per capita in United States of America?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in United States of America was 3.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.