Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 161,034 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 161,034 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 161,034 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,667 kt, in 1994.
Americas ranks 5th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,286 kt | 56,667 kt | 114,845 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,042 kt | 122,018 kt | 143,870 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,421 kt | 122,964 kt | 137,282 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,639 kt | 145,485 kt | 161,034 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 161,034 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 161,034 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,667 kt in 1994.
- How does Americas rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (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