Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions was 106,272 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America, 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 of America is 106,272 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in United States of America peaked at 128,325 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51,231 kt, in 1994.
United States of America ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,233 kt | — |
| 1991 | 69,898 kt | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 57,456 kt | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 52,071 kt | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 51,231 kt | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 95,610 kt | +86.6% |
| 1996 | 96,572 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 108,810 kt | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 107,683 kt | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 107,357 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 115,021 kt | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 123,462 kt | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 115,249 kt | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 118,839 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 121,669 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 121,446 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 128,325 kt | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 126,123 kt | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 128,058 kt | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 117,313 kt | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 119,239 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 109,407 kt | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 104,940 kt | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 107,115 kt | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 108,400 kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 101,961 kt | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 105,120 kt | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 102,189 kt | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 103,173 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95,151 kt | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 96,959 kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 107,477 kt | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 106,272 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 106,272 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,292 kt | 51,231 kt | 108,810 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,550 kt | 115,021 kt | 128,325 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,669 kt | 95,151 kt | 119,239 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,245 kt | 96,959 kt | 107,477 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 5 Republic of Moldova 305.7 kt compare
- 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 19,748 kt compare
- 7 Japan 19,731 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 88.84 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 16,121 kt compare
- 8 Polynesia 76.78 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0358 kt compare
- 9 Germany 16,082 kt compare
- 10 Australia 13,555 kt compare
- 11 Poland 12,939 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- 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 of America?
- Food processing — emissions in United States of America was 106,272 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 128,325 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,231 kt in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for food processing — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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