Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America
Northern America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 123.7 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America stood at 123.7 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America peaked at 191.49 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 106.97 kt, in 2012.
That places Northern America 15th out of 32 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152.92 kt | — |
| 1991 | 155.33 kt | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 157.18 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 164.27 kt | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 162.34 kt | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 163.43 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 171.54 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 191.49 kt | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 168.82 kt | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 174.48 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 171.06 kt | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 169.17 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 142.47 kt | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 144.6 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 139.53 kt | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 140.67 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 117.34 kt | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 137.35 kt | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 120.96 kt | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 117.59 kt | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 119.56 kt | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 117.89 kt | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 106.97 kt | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 120.07 kt | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 120.88 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 113.85 kt | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 109.26 kt | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 112.4 kt | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 124.32 kt | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 123.38 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 118.38 kt | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 119.08 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 123.79 kt | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 123.7 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166.18 kt | 152.92 kt | 191.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.07 kt | 117.34 kt | 171.06 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.86 kt | 106.97 kt | 124.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.24 kt | 118.38 kt | 123.79 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 12 Brazil 38.3 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1.45 kt compare
- 13 Germany 31.93 kt compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4325 kt compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3078 kt compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.78 kt compare
- 15 Egypt 26.25 kt compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1566 kt compare
- 16 Japan 22.5 kt compare
- 16 Melanesia 0.065 kt compare
- 17 Mexico 20.89 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.022 kt compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 18.41 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.0178 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America was 123.7 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 191.49 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.97 kt in 2012.
- How does Northern America rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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