Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America
Northern America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 84,812 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America is 84,812 kt, measured 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 84,812 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71,408 kt, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,408 kt | — |
| 1991 | 72,311 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 73,069 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 73,712 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 74,377 kt | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 75,195 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 75,745 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 76,226 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 76,639 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77,194 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 77,594 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77,812 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78,224 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 78,394 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 78,828 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79,187 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79,579 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80,036 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80,306 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80,532 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80,896 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81,266 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81,724 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82,075 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82,458 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82,462 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82,861 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83,241 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83,649 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84,018 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84,295 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84,263 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 84,530 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84,812 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,587 kt | 71,408 kt | 77,194 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,049 kt | 77,594 kt | 80,532 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,465 kt | 80,896 kt | 84,018 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,475 kt | 84,263 kt | 84,812 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 84,812 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 84,812 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,408 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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 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.