Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America

United States of America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 90,974 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
90,974 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 33 groups
All-time high
136,618 kt
in 2001
All-time low
87,471 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 101.7k kt1991: 104.8k kt1992: 106.8k kt1993: 112.4k kt1994: 112.3k kt1995: 114.7k kt1996: 121.2k kt1997: 128.1k kt1998: 128.5k kt1999: 129.2k kt2000: 132.2k kt2001: 136.6k kt2002: 126.7k kt2003: 125.3k kt2004: 121.8k kt2005: 124.5k kt2006: 116.8k kt2007: 118.8k kt2008: 115.5k kt2009: 108.5k kt2010: 108.9k kt2011: 104.0k kt2012: 94.6k kt2013: 100.6k kt2014: 102.3k kt2015: 94.9k kt2016: 90.4k kt2017: 87.5k kt2018: 93.4k kt2019: 88.5k kt2020: 88.0k kt2021: 88.7k kt2022: 91.0k kt2023: 91.0k kt

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 90,974 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

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

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America peaked at 136,618 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87,471 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 (CO2eq) in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 of America

  1. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,087 kt compare
  2. 8 Germany 25,784 kt compare
  3. 9 Brazil 21,324 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 17,777 kt compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,341 kt compare
  6. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 750.71 kt compare
  7. 11 Malaysia 16,102 kt compare
  8. 12 Egypt 15,444 kt compare
  9. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 468.89 kt compare
  10. 13 Mexico 15,430 kt compare
  11. 13 Republic of Moldova 401.37 kt compare
  12. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt compare
  13. 14 United Republic of Tanzania 269.11 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America 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 of America?
The highest recorded value was 136,618 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 87,471 kt in 2017.
How does United States of America rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States of America?
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 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 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.