Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 3.89 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.89 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 33 groups
All-time high
6.39 kt
in 1997
All-time low
3.31 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.1 kt1991: 5.1 kt1992: 5.2 kt1993: 5.4 kt1994: 5.4 kt1995: 5.4 kt1996: 5.6 kt1997: 6.4 kt1998: 5.5 kt1999: 5.7 kt2000: 5.6 kt2001: 5.5 kt2002: 4.5 kt2003: 4.6 kt2004: 4.4 kt2005: 4.5 kt2006: 3.6 kt2007: 4.4 kt2008: 3.9 kt2009: 3.8 kt2010: 3.8 kt2011: 3.7 kt2012: 3.3 kt2013: 3.7 kt2014: 3.9 kt2015: 3.6 kt2016: 3.5 kt2017: 3.5 kt2018: 3.9 kt2019: 3.9 kt2020: 3.7 kt2021: 3.7 kt2022: 3.9 kt2023: 3.9 kt

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 3.89 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in United States of America peaked at 6.39 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.31 kt, in 2012.

United States of America ranks 18th of 33 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.07 kt
1991 5.15 kt +1.6%
1992 5.2 kt +1.1%
1993 5.44 kt +4.6%
1994 5.36 kt -1.6%
1995 5.39 kt +0.6%
1996 5.65 kt +4.8%
1997 6.39 kt +13.2%
1998 5.52 kt -13.6%
1999 5.71 kt +3.3%
2000 5.56 kt -2.6%
2001 5.51 kt -0.8%
2002 4.55 kt -17.5%
2003 4.61 kt +1.4%
2004 4.44 kt -3.7%
2005 4.48 kt +0.9%
2006 3.63 kt -19.0%
2007 4.36 kt +20.0%
2008 3.87 kt -11.3%
2009 3.76 kt -2.7%
2010 3.76 kt -0.0%
2011 3.67 kt -2.4%
2012 3.31 kt -10.0%
2013 3.75 kt +13.4%
2014 3.85 kt +2.8%
2015 3.62 kt -6.0%
2016 3.48 kt -3.9%
2017 3.48 kt -0.1%
2018 3.88 kt +11.5%
2019 3.87 kt -0.2%
2020 3.7 kt -4.3%
2021 3.74 kt +0.9%
2022 3.89 kt +4.0%
2023 3.89 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.49 kt 5.07 kt 6.39 kt 10
2000s 4.48 kt 3.63 kt 5.56 kt 10
2010s 3.67 kt 3.31 kt 3.88 kt 10
2020s 3.8 kt 3.7 kt 3.89 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 15 Egypt 0.9376 kt compare
  2. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0056 kt compare
  3. 16 Japan 0.8036 kt compare
  4. 16 Melanesia 0.0023 kt compare
  5. 17 Mexico 0.7462 kt compare
  6. 17 Timor-Leste 0.0008 kt compare
  7. 18 Uzbekistan 0.6575 kt compare
  8. 18 Polynesia 0.0006 kt compare
  9. 19 Morocco 0.5339 kt compare
  10. 19 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
  11. 20 Canada 0.53 kt compare
  12. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare
  13. 21 Colombia 0.5171 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in United States of America?
Food household consumption — emissions in United States of America was 3.89 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6.39 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.31 kt in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for food household consumption — emissions?
United States of America ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.