Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 4.42 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.42 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
6.84 kt
in 1997
All-time low
3.82 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.5 kt1991: 5.5 kt1992: 5.6 kt1993: 5.9 kt1994: 5.8 kt1995: 5.8 kt1996: 6.1 kt1997: 6.8 kt1998: 6 kt1999: 6.2 kt2000: 6.1 kt2001: 6 kt2002: 5.1 kt2003: 5.2 kt2004: 5 kt2005: 5 kt2006: 4.2 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 4.3 kt2009: 4.2 kt2010: 4.3 kt2011: 4.2 kt2012: 3.8 kt2013: 4.3 kt2014: 4.3 kt2015: 4.1 kt2016: 3.9 kt2017: 4 kt2018: 4.4 kt2019: 4.4 kt2020: 4.2 kt2021: 4.3 kt2022: 4.4 kt2023: 4.4 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Northern America stood at 4.42 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Northern America peaked at 6.84 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.82 kt, in 2012.

Northern America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.46 kt
1991 5.55 kt +1.6%
1992 5.61 kt +1.2%
1993 5.87 kt +4.5%
1994 5.8 kt -1.2%
1995 5.84 kt +0.7%
1996 6.13 kt +5.0%
1997 6.84 kt +11.6%
1998 6.03 kt -11.8%
1999 6.23 kt +3.4%
2000 6.11 kt -2.0%
2001 6.04 kt -1.1%
2002 5.09 kt -15.8%
2003 5.16 kt +1.5%
2004 4.98 kt -3.5%
2005 5.02 kt +0.8%
2006 4.19 kt -16.6%
2007 4.91 kt +17.1%
2008 4.32 kt -11.9%
2009 4.2 kt -2.8%
2010 4.27 kt +1.7%
2011 4.21 kt -1.4%
2012 3.82 kt -9.3%
2013 4.29 kt +12.2%
2014 4.32 kt +0.7%
2015 4.07 kt -5.8%
2016 3.9 kt -4.0%
2017 4.01 kt +2.9%
2018 4.44 kt +10.6%
2019 4.41 kt -0.8%
2020 4.23 kt -4.1%
2021 4.25 kt +0.6%
2022 4.42 kt +4.0%
2023 4.42 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.93 kt 5.46 kt 6.84 kt 10
2000s 5 kt 4.19 kt 6.11 kt 10
2010s 4.17 kt 3.82 kt 4.44 kt 10
2020s 4.33 kt 4.23 kt 4.42 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 12 Brazil 1.37 kt compare
  2. 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0517 kt compare
  3. 13 Germany 1.14 kt compare
  4. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0154 kt compare
  5. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.011 kt compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.06 kt compare
  7. 15 Egypt 0.9376 kt compare
  8. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0056 kt compare
  9. 16 Japan 0.8036 kt compare
  10. 16 Melanesia 0.0023 kt compare
  11. 17 Mexico 0.7462 kt compare
  12. 17 Timor-Leste 0.0008 kt compare
  13. 18 Uzbekistan 0.6575 kt compare
  14. 18 Polynesia 0.0006 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Northern America?
Food household consumption — emissions in Northern America was 4.42 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 6.84 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.82 kt in 2012.
How does Northern America rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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
Last refreshed

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