Food Processing — Emissions in United States
United States: Food Processing — Emissions was 10.74 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in United States is 10.74 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in United States peaked at 32.1 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.74 kt, in 2022.
United States ranks 5th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.47 kt | — |
| 1991 | 32.1 kt | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 20.92 kt | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 14.83 kt | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 12.54 kt | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 13.48 kt | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 13.18 kt | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.56 kt | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 15.11 kt | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 15.77 kt | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 15.83 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.34 kt | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 18.34 kt | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 19.83 kt | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 22.05 kt | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 19.74 kt | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 22.62 kt | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 17.54 kt | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 24.31 kt | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 20.84 kt | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 23.91 kt | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 22.12 kt | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 18.32 kt | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2 kt | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 20.25 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.02 kt | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 14.97 kt | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 14.91 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.48 kt | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13.88 kt | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.24 kt | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 11.82 kt | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 10.74 kt | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 10.74 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.74 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0442 kt, 243.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3 kt | 12.54 kt | 32.1 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.14 kt | 15.83 kt | 24.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.91 kt | 13.88 kt | 23.91 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 kt | 10.74 kt | 12.24 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 processing — emissions in United States?
- Food processing — emissions in United States was 10.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.74 kt in 2022.
- How does United States rank for food processing — emissions?
- United States ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). 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