Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States
United States: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 300.76 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 300.76 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States peaked at 898.84 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 300.76 kt, in 2022.
That places United States 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 825.16 kt | — |
| 1991 | 898.84 kt | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 585.72 kt | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 415.27 kt | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 351 kt | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 377.5 kt | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 368.96 kt | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 435.58 kt | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 423.07 kt | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 441.51 kt | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 443.12 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 569.51 kt | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 513.53 kt | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 555.27 kt | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 617.28 kt | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 552.74 kt | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 633.23 kt | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 491.02 kt | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 680.63 kt | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 583.42 kt | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 669.36 kt | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 619.32 kt | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 513.01 kt | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 565.71 kt | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 567.11 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 448.5 kt | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 419.11 kt | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 417.41 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 405.49 kt | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 388.58 kt | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 342.76 kt | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 330.91 kt | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 300.76 kt | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 300.76 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 300.76 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.24 kt, 243.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512.26 kt | 351 kt | 898.84 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.98 kt | 443.12 kt | 680.63 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 501.36 kt | 388.58 kt | 669.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.8 kt | 300.76 kt | 342.76 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in United States?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States was 300.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 898.84 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.76 kt in 2022.
- How does United States rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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