Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Americas
Americas: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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
In 2023, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Americas stood at 161,034 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 34 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72,400 kt | — |
| 1991 | 76,333 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 63,603 kt | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 57,692 kt | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 56,667 kt | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 101,404 kt | +78.9% |
| 1996 | 102,267 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 114,845 kt | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 114,029 kt | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 113,617 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 122,018 kt | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 130,781 kt | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 122,660 kt | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 126,587 kt | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 129,553 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 131,505 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 139,005 kt | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 140,679 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 143,870 kt | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 133,758 kt | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 136,615 kt | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 128,040 kt | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 124,718 kt | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 127,048 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 128,570 kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 122,964 kt | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 130,120 kt | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 135,980 kt | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 137,282 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 132,871 kt | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 145,485 kt | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 159,530 kt | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 160,508 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 161,034 kt | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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 | +78.9% | 56,667 kt | 101,404 kt |
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
- 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 (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 34 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.