Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Americas

Americas: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 13,293 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13,293 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 21 groups
All-time high
13,293 kt
in 2021
All-time low
12.02 kt
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Americas, 1992–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1992200720231992: 12 kt1993: 34.6 kt1994: 68.4 kt1995: 167.3 kt1996: 287.8 kt1997: 406.6 kt1998: 458.9 kt1999: 624 kt2000: 689.8 kt2001: 779.7 kt2002: 885.1 kt2003: 996.4 kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.2k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.5k kt2008: 1.6k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 3.1k kt2011: 4.0k kt2012: 4.8k kt2013: 5.6k kt2014: 6.5k kt2015: 7.4k kt2016: 8.3k kt2017: 9.2k kt2018: 10.3k kt2019: 11.2k kt2020: 12.2k kt2021: 13.3k kt2022: 13.3k kt2023: 13.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas is 13,293 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 136.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas peaked at 13,293 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.02 kt, in 1992.

That places Americas 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 257.45 kt 12.02 kt 623.99 kt 8
2000s 1,239 kt 689.83 kt 2,297 kt 10
2010s 7,035 kt 3,114 kt 11,232 kt 10
2020s 13,024 kt 12,218 kt 13,293 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 26,645 kt compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 9,287 kt compare
  3. 3 France 5,876 kt compare
  4. 4 Switzerland 1,332 kt compare
  5. 5 Italy 1,201 kt compare
  6. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,134 kt compare
  7. 7 Germany 989.14 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas was 13,293 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 13,293 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 12.02 kt in 1992.
How does Americas rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Americas ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,131 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.