Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 2,762 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern America stood at 2,762 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern America peaked at 2,762 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,352 kt, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,352 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,381 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,407 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,428 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,447 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,476 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,494 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,509 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,522 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,539 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,552 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,560 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,572 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,576 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,589 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,601 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,613 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,627 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,637 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,647 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,658 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,671 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,685 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,695 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,699 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,697 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,707 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,718 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,728 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,738 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,744 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,746 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,754 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,762 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,456 kt | 2,352 kt | 2,539 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,597 kt | 2,552 kt | 2,647 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,700 kt | 2,658 kt | 2,738 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,752 kt | 2,744 kt | 2,762 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Northern America was 2,762 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,762 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,352 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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