Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 8.93 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.93 kt
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
10.52 kt
in 1997
All-time low
8.2 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

02.557.5101990200620231990: 8.5 kt1991: 8.5 kt1992: 8.9 kt1993: 9.2 kt1994: 9.3 kt1995: 9.4 kt1996: 9.7 kt1997: 10.5 kt1998: 9.7 kt1999: 9.9 kt2000: 10 kt2001: 10 kt2002: 9 kt2003: 9 kt2004: 8.9 kt2005: 9 kt2006: 8.2 kt2007: 8.9 kt2008: 8.4 kt2009: 8.3 kt2010: 8.5 kt2011: 8.5 kt2012: 8.2 kt2013: 8.7 kt2014: 8.9 kt2015: 8.6 kt2016: 8.5 kt2017: 8.5 kt2018: 8.8 kt2019: 8.8 kt2020: 8.9 kt2021: 9.1 kt2022: 9.3 kt2023: 8.9 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Americas is 8.93 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Americas peaked at 10.52 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.2 kt, in 2012.

Americas ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8.46 kt
1991 8.54 kt +0.9%
1992 8.87 kt +3.8%
1993 9.21 kt +3.9%
1994 9.25 kt +0.4%
1995 9.42 kt +1.8%
1996 9.74 kt +3.4%
1997 10.52 kt +7.9%
1998 9.74 kt -7.4%
1999 9.95 kt +2.2%
2000 9.99 kt +0.4%
2001 10 kt +0.1%
2002 8.96 kt -10.4%
2003 9.02 kt +0.7%
2004 8.91 kt -1.3%
2005 8.96 kt +0.6%
2006 8.2 kt -8.5%
2007 8.92 kt +8.8%
2008 8.4 kt -5.8%
2009 8.32 kt -1.0%
2010 8.52 kt +2.3%
2011 8.47 kt -0.5%
2012 8.2 kt -3.2%
2013 8.71 kt +6.3%
2014 8.86 kt +1.6%
2015 8.58 kt -3.2%
2016 8.49 kt -1.0%
2017 8.55 kt +0.7%
2018 8.85 kt +3.5%
2019 8.83 kt -0.2%
2020 8.89 kt +0.6%
2021 9.12 kt +2.6%
2022 9.31 kt +2.0%
2023 8.93 kt -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.37 kt 8.46 kt 10.52 kt 10
2000s 8.97 kt 8.2 kt 10 kt 10
2010s 8.61 kt 8.2 kt 8.86 kt 10
2020s 9.06 kt 8.89 kt 9.31 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Russian Federation 6.31 kt compare
  2. 5 India 4.66 kt compare
  3. 6 Kazakhstan 3.92 kt compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 0.5828 kt compare
  5. 7 Poland 3.54 kt compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 2.72 kt compare
  7. 9 Algeria 1.96 kt compare
  8. 10 South Africa 1.79 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Americas?
Food household consumption — emissions in Americas was 8.93 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 10.52 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 kt in 2012.
How does Americas rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Americas ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 data points, 1990–2023
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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