Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States
United States: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 89,354 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in United States stood at 89,354 kt.
The figure is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in United States peaked at 135,903 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85,956 kt, in 2017.
That places United States 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100,925 kt | — |
| 1991 | 103,970 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 105,931 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 111,539 kt | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 111,734 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 114,192 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 120,590 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 127,495 kt | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 127,862 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 128,529 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 131,517 kt | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 135,903 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 125,984 kt | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 124,657 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 121,071 kt | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 123,772 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 116,084 kt | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 118,025 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 114,431 kt | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 107,146 kt | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 107,532 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 102,637 kt | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 93,206 kt | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 99,117 kt | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 100,776 kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 93,408 kt | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 88,940 kt | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 85,956 kt | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 91,808 kt | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 86,986 kt | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 86,442 kt | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 87,102 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89,354 kt | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89,354 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 89,354 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 328.7 kt, 271.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,277 kt | 100,925 kt | 128,529 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,859 kt | 107,146 kt | 135,903 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,037 kt | 85,956 kt | 107,532 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,063 kt | 86,442 kt | 89,354 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 food household consumption — emissions in United States?
- Food household consumption — emissions in United States was 89,354 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?
- The highest recorded value was 135,903 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,956 kt in 2017.
- How does United States rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- United States ranks 4th out of 235 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). 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