Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States
United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 2,513 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 2,513 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States peaked at 2,513 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,148 kt, in 1990.
That places United States 7th out of 250 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,148 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,173 kt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2,194 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,212 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2,227 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,254 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,268 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,281 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,292 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,307 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,318 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,324 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,333 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,338 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,347 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,357 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,369 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,381 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,391 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,400 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,410 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,423 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,436 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,445 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,454 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,452 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,462 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,471 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,480 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,489 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,494 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,498 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,505 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,513 kt | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,513 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.27 kt, 145.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,236 kt | 2,148 kt | 2,307 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,356 kt | 2,318 kt | 2,400 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,452 kt | 2,410 kt | 2,489 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,503 kt | 2,494 kt | 2,513 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 waste disposal — emissions in United States?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States was 2,513 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,513 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,148 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- United States ranks 7th out of 250 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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