Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 89,354 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
89,354 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 33 groups
All-time high
135,903 kt
in 2001
All-time low
85,956 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 100.9k kt1991: 104.0k kt1992: 105.9k kt1993: 111.5k kt1994: 111.7k kt1995: 114.2k kt1996: 120.6k kt1997: 127.5k kt1998: 127.9k kt1999: 128.5k kt2000: 131.5k kt2001: 135.9k kt2002: 126.0k kt2003: 124.7k kt2004: 121.1k kt2005: 123.8k kt2006: 116.1k kt2007: 118.0k kt2008: 114.4k kt2009: 107.1k kt2010: 107.5k kt2011: 102.6k kt2012: 93.2k kt2013: 99.1k kt2014: 100.8k kt2015: 93.4k kt2016: 88.9k kt2017: 86.0k kt2018: 91.8k kt2019: 87.0k kt2020: 86.4k kt2021: 87.1k kt2022: 89.4k kt2023: 89.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in United States of America is 89,354 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in United States of America peaked at 135,903 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85,956 kt, in 2017.

United States of America ranks 11th 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 (CO2) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 of America

  1. 8 Germany 25,661 kt compare
  2. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,356 kt compare
  3. 9 Brazil 20,822 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 17,705 kt compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,297 kt compare
  6. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 722.2 kt compare
  7. 11 Malaysia 15,751 kt compare
  8. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  9. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 466.75 kt compare
  10. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  11. 13 Republic of Moldova 396.87 kt compare
  12. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  13. 14 United Republic of Tanzania 268.35 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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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 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 of America?
The highest recorded value was 135,903 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 85,956 kt in 2017.
How does United States of America rank for food household consumption — emissions?
United States of America ranks 11th 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 down 9.8%. 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 (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
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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.