Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States
United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,963 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States stood at 1,963 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States peaked at 1,963 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,866 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 6th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,866 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,868 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,871 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,875 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,878 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,881 kt | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,885 kt | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,889 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,892 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,896 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,900 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,902 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,904 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,907 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,911 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,915 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,919 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,922 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,923 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,922 kt | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,924 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,927 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,929 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,932 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,934 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,937 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,938 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,941 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,944 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,947 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,947 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,953 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,959 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,963 kt | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,963 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.26 kt, 88.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,880 kt | 1,866 kt | 1,896 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,913 kt | 1,900 kt | 1,923 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,935 kt | 1,924 kt | 1,947 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 kt | 1,947 kt | 1,963 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 1,963 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 1,963 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,866 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- United States ranks 6th out of 138 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 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (CO2). 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