Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in United States

United States: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0099 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0099 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0096 kt per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in United States, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.011 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.011 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.012 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.012 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.012 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.01 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.0099 kt per square kilometre for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in United States peaked at 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 kt per square kilometre, in 2017.

That places United States 77th out of 195 countries 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in United States, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0111 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1992 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1993 0.0123 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1994 0.0123 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.0125 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1996 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +5.6%
1997 0.014 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1998 0.014 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1999 0.0141 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2000 0.0144 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2001 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2002 0.0138 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
2003 0.0137 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0133 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2005 0.0136 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2006 0.0127 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
2007 0.013 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.0126 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2009 0.0119 kt per square kilometre -6.0%
2010 0.0119 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 0.0114 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2012 0.0103 kt per square kilometre -9.0%
2013 0.011 kt per square kilometre +6.3%
2014 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2015 0.0104 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
2016 0.0099 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2017 0.0096 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2018 0.0102 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2019 0.0097 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2020 0.0096 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2021 0.0097 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2022 0.0099 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2023 0.0099 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.0099 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 kt per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0127 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0141 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0134 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0098 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 74 Georgia 0.0103 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 75 Isle of Man 0.0101 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 76 Romania 0.0101 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 78 Turkey 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 79 Ukraine 0.0089 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 80 Ecuador 0.0085 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in United States?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in United States was 0.0099 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2017.
How does United States rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
United States ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.