Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 90,974 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 90,974 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 136,618 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87,471 kt, in 2017.
United States ranks 4th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 101,749 kt | — |
| 1991 | 104,813 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 106,774 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 112,414 kt | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 112,257 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 114,740 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 121,175 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 128,140 kt | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 128,501 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 129,182 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 132,199 kt | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 136,618 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 126,664 kt | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 125,345 kt | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 121,752 kt | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 124,483 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 116,766 kt | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 118,751 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 115,481 kt | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 108,527 kt | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 108,938 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 104,015 kt | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 94,608 kt | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 100,586 kt | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 102,258 kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 94,875 kt | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 90,445 kt | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 87,471 kt | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 93,396 kt | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 88,543 kt | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 88,026 kt | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 88,715 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90,974 kt | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 90,974 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 90,974 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 288.24 kt, 315.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,974 kt | 101,749 kt | 129,182 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,659 kt | 108,527 kt | 136,618 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,514 kt | 87,471 kt | 108,938 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,672 kt | 88,026 kt | 90,974 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 (co2eq) in United States?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 90,974 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 136,618 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,471 kt in 2017.
- How does United States rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 4th out of 240 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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