Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 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 5th of 31 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 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
- 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 1,175 kt compare
- 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
- 4 India 5,765 kt compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 647.12 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 2,868 kt compare
- 6 Indonesia 2,611 kt compare
- 7 Mexico 2,156 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 344.42 kt compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.79 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 1,187 kt compare
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 5th out of 31 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.