Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America
United States of America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 77,227 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America stood at 77,227 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 of America peaked at 77,227 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65,333 kt, in 1990.
That places United States of America 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, 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% |
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 of America
- 13 Egypt 17,863 kt compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,333 kt compare
- 14 Spain 13,554 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 583.65 kt compare
- 15 Colombia 12,338 kt compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 580.38 kt compare
- 16 Japan 12,061 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 96.66 kt compare
- 17 Iraq 11,799 kt compare
- 18 Philippines 11,762 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 30.45 kt compare
- 19 Argentina 11,697 kt compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.53 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 77,227 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,333 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of 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.