Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 3,405 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas stood at 3,405 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas peaked at 3,831 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,405 kt, in 2023.
Americas ranks 10th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,625 kt | 3,595 kt | 3,664 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,730 kt | 3,682 kt | 3,772 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,808 kt | 3,778 kt | 3,831 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,514 kt | 3,405 kt | 3,825 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 7 Caribbean 1,380 kt compare
- 8 France 986.36 kt compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 938.68 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 923.96 kt compare
- 11 India 823.05 kt compare
- 12 Italy 628.71 kt compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 597.41 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas was 3,405 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 3,831 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,405 kt in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (CO2). 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.