Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.9316 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.9316 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.44 kt
in 2006
All-time low
0.7848 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.969 kt1991: 1 kt1992: 0.844 kt1993: 0.787 kt1994: 0.785 kt1995: 0.973 kt1996: 0.973 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.2 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.4 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.4 kt2004: 1.4 kt2005: 1.4 kt2006: 1.4 kt2007: 1.4 kt2008: 1.4 kt2009: 1.3 kt2010: 1.3 kt2011: 1.2 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 1.1 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 0.979 kt2016: 0.97 kt2017: 0.973 kt2018: 0.977 kt2019: 0.968 kt2020: 0.895 kt2021: 0.906 kt2022: 0.932 kt2023: 0.932 kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 0.9316 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Northern America peaked at 1.44 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7848 kt, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.9686 kt
1991 1.02 kt +5.5%
1992 0.8443 kt -17.3%
1993 0.7869 kt -6.8%
1994 0.7848 kt -0.3%
1995 0.9729 kt +24.0%
1996 0.9727 kt -0.0%
1997 1.09 kt +11.6%
1998 1.07 kt -1.0%
1999 1.21 kt +13.0%
2000 1.29 kt +5.9%
2001 1.44 kt +11.9%
2002 1.3 kt -9.6%
2003 1.36 kt +4.7%
2004 1.37 kt +0.4%
2005 1.4 kt +2.6%
2006 1.44 kt +2.9%
2007 1.4 kt -3.0%
2008 1.37 kt -1.9%
2009 1.28 kt -6.8%
2010 1.26 kt -1.6%
2011 1.16 kt -7.5%
2012 1.05 kt -9.5%
2013 1.07 kt +1.5%
2014 1.06 kt -0.8%
2015 0.9793 kt -7.8%
2016 0.9696 kt -1.0%
2017 0.9725 kt +0.3%
2018 0.9767 kt +0.4%
2019 0.9679 kt -0.9%
2020 0.8952 kt -7.5%
2021 0.9057 kt +1.2%
2022 0.9316 kt +2.9%
2023 0.9316 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9724 kt 0.7848 kt 1.21 kt 10
2000s 1.36 kt 1.28 kt 1.44 kt 10
2010s 1.05 kt 0.9679 kt 1.26 kt 10
2020s 0.916 kt 0.8952 kt 0.9316 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Brazil 0.4724 kt compare
  2. 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  4. 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
  6. 9 Japan 0.1831 kt compare
  7. 10 Poland 0.1643 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Northern America?
Food processing — emissions in Northern America was 0.9316 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7848 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for food processing — emissions?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 data points, 1990–2023
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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