Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 18.54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 18.54 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States of America peaked at 18.7 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.51 kt, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 14th 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 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.51 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12.81 kt | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.18 kt | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 13.58 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13.55 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.69 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.87 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.05 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 14.23 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.33 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.27 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.58 kt | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.75 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.11 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.23 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.45 kt | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.37 kt | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.25 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.36 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.33 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6 kt | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.75 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.84 kt | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.04 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.34 kt | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.6 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.97 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.32 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.7 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 18.28 kt | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.45 kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.54 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.45 kt | 12.51 kt | 14.23 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.93 kt | 14.27 kt | 15.45 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.72 kt | 15.33 kt | 18.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.49 kt | 18.28 kt | 18.7 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 11 Nigeria 4.56 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.6219 kt compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.3249 kt compare
- 12 Mexico 4.51 kt compare
- 13 France 3.95 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.3044 kt compare
- 14 Egypt 3.82 kt compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2035 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0.1275 kt compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.73 kt compare
- 16 Bangladesh 3.48 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 0.0294 kt compare
- 17 Ethiopia 3.43 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0228 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 in United States of America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in United States of America was 18.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.51 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.