Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 77,227 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 77,227 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 77,227 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65,333 kt, in 1990.
That places United States 7th out of 253 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 (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,333 kt | — |
| 1991 | 66,101 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 66,737 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 67,289 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 67,848 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68,578 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 69,028 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69,446 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69,784 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70,250 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 70,589 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 70,745 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71,096 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71,278 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71,601 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71,922 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72,282 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72,692 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72,937 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73,153 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73,477 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73,822 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74,260 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74,572 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75,118 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 75,115 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75,460 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75,794 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76,148 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76,489 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76,744 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76,755 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76,981 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77,227 kt | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 77,227 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 557.55 kt, 138.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,039 kt | 65,333 kt | 70,250 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,829 kt | 70,589 kt | 73,153 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,026 kt | 73,477 kt | 76,489 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,927 kt | 76,744 kt | 77,227 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 (co2eq) in United States?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 77,227 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 77,227 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,333 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 7th out of 253 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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