Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 10,343 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas is 10,343 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas peaked at 10,470 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,948 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,948 kt | — |
| 1991 | 8,069 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 8,168 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8,258 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8,355 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8,494 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 8,645 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 8,812 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8,864 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8,923 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 8,986 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,059 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8,901 kt | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,944 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8,978 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,162 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9,317 kt | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9,602 kt | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10,139 kt | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 10,217 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,218 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,470 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10,449 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,245 kt | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 10,212 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,186 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,260 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10,286 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,313 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10,333 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,340 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,320 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,326 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,343 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,453 kt | 7,948 kt | 8,923 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,331 kt | 8,901 kt | 10,217 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,297 kt | 10,186 kt | 10,470 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,332 kt | 10,320 kt | 10,343 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas was 10,343 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 10,470 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,948 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — 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