Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 96,608 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
96,608 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
146,320 kt
in 2001
All-time low
93,546 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 109.7k kt1991: 112.5k kt1992: 114.9k kt1993: 120.1k kt1994: 120.4k kt1995: 123.0k kt1996: 129.7k kt1997: 136.9k kt1998: 137.4k kt1999: 138.1k kt2000: 141.8k kt2001: 146.3k kt2002: 136.0k kt2003: 135.1k kt2004: 131.0k kt2005: 133.1k kt2006: 125.2k kt2007: 127.7k kt2008: 123.7k kt2009: 115.8k kt2010: 116.0k kt2011: 111.0k kt2012: 101.1k kt2013: 107.1k kt2014: 108.9k kt2015: 101.2k kt2016: 96.3k kt2017: 93.5k kt2018: 99.5k kt2019: 94.3k kt2020: 93.6k kt2021: 94.2k kt2022: 96.6k kt2023: 96.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Northern America is 96,608 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Northern America peaked at 146,320 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 93,546 kt, in 2017.

That places Northern America 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (CO2) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 109,668 kt
1991 112,520 kt +2.6%
1992 114,935 kt +2.1%
1993 120,102 kt +4.5%
1994 120,411 kt +0.3%
1995 122,963 kt +2.1%
1996 129,686 kt +5.5%
1997 136,861 kt +5.5%
1998 137,364 kt +0.4%
1999 138,115 kt +0.5%
2000 141,831 kt +2.7%
2001 146,320 kt +3.2%
2002 135,979 kt -7.1%
2003 135,134 kt -0.6%
2004 131,021 kt -3.0%
2005 133,091 kt +1.6%
2006 125,236 kt -5.9%
2007 127,737 kt +2.0%
2008 123,660 kt -3.2%
2009 115,814 kt -6.3%
2010 115,993 kt +0.2%
2011 111,003 kt -4.3%
2012 101,103 kt -8.9%
2013 107,101 kt +5.9%
2014 108,921 kt +1.7%
2015 101,213 kt -7.1%
2016 96,337 kt -4.8%
2017 93,546 kt -2.9%
2018 99,458 kt +6.3%
2019 94,264 kt -5.2%
2020 93,606 kt -0.7%
2021 94,176 kt +0.6%
2022 96,646 kt +2.6%
2023 96,608 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 124,262 kt 109,668 kt 138,115 kt 10
2000s 131,582 kt 115,814 kt 146,320 kt 10
2010s 102,894 kt 93,546 kt 115,993 kt 10
2020s 95,259 kt 93,606 kt 96,646 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Algeria 25,975 kt compare
  2. 8 Germany 25,661 kt compare
  3. 9 Brazil 20,822 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 17,705 kt compare
  5. 11 Malaysia 15,751 kt compare
  6. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  7. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 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 96,608 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 146,320 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 93,546 kt in 2017.
How does Northern America rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
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
Last refreshed

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.