Food Processing — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Food Processing — Emissions was 146,709 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions in Americas stood at 146,709 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Americas peaked at 146,709 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,021 kt, in 1994.
That places Americas 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,299 kt | — |
| 1991 | 75,144 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 62,763 kt | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 57,014 kt | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 56,021 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 100,581 kt | +79.5% |
| 1996 | 101,333 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 113,696 kt | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 112,847 kt | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 112,215 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 120,531 kt | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 129,037 kt | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 120,902 kt | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 124,660 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 127,455 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 129,352 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 136,633 kt | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 138,320 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 141,178 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 130,518 kt | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 132,471 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 123,129 kt | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 119,122 kt | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 120,524 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 121,144 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 114,721 kt | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 121,035 kt | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 125,909 kt | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 126,122 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 120,748 kt | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 132,324 kt | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 145,224 kt | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 146,182 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 146,709 kt | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +79.5% | 56,021 kt | 100,581 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,291 kt | 56,021 kt | 113,696 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,859 kt | 120,531 kt | 141,178 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,492 kt | 114,721 kt | 132,471 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,610 kt | 132,324 kt | 146,709 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 257,009 kt compare
- 2 China 84,975 kt compare
- 2 Türkiye 12,029 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 81,150 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Americas?
- Food processing — emissions in Americas was 146,709 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 146,709 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,021 kt in 1994.
- How does Americas rank for food processing — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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.
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About this data
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.