Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) (Agrifood CH4) in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) (Agrifood CH4) was 10,344 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
Americas recorded 10,344 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions 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 10,471 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,948 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) (Agrifood CH4) 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 | 10,471 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10,450 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,246 kt | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 10,213 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,187 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,261 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10,287 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,314 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10,334 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,341 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,321 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,327 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,344 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 | 10,298 kt | 10,187 kt | 10,471 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,333 kt | 10,321 kt | 10,344 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas was 10,344 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 10,471 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 6th 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.