Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States
United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 70,351 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 70,351 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States peaked at 70,351 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,152 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 7th of 250 countries on this measure, 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) from CH4 in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60,152 kt | — |
| 1991 | 60,839 kt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 61,422 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 61,922 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 62,370 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 63,107 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 63,516 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63,881 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 64,168 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64,584 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 64,893 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65,061 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 65,329 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65,462 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65,715 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66,001 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66,328 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66,676 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66,941 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67,191 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67,481 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67,832 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68,196 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68,466 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68,722 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68,662 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68,927 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69,188 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69,442 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69,688 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69,840 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 69,957 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70,134 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 70,351 kt | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 70,351 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 483.55 kt, 145.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,596 kt | 60,152 kt | 64,584 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,960 kt | 64,893 kt | 67,191 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,661 kt | 67,481 kt | 69,688 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,071 kt | 69,840 kt | 70,351 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) from ch4 in United States?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States was 70,351 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 70,351 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,152 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States ranks 7th out of 250 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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) from CH4 (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