Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.8997 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8997 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.41 kt
in 2001
All-time low
0.7847 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.968 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: 1.3 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 1.4 kt2006: 1.4 kt2007: 1.4 kt2008: 1.3 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.1 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 1 kt2014: 1 kt2015: 0.952 kt2016: 0.936 kt2017: 0.941 kt2018: 0.949 kt2019: 0.939 kt2020: 0.865 kt2021: 0.875 kt2022: 0.9 kt2023: 0.9 kt

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.8997 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in United States of America peaked at 1.41 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7847 kt, in 1994.

That places United States of America 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Processing — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.9683 kt
1991 1.02 kt +5.5%
1992 0.8441 kt -17.3%
1993 0.7867 kt -6.8%
1994 0.7847 kt -0.3%
1995 0.9727 kt +24.0%
1996 0.9725 kt -0.0%
1997 1.08 kt +11.6%
1998 1.07 kt -1.0%
1999 1.21 kt +13.0%
2000 1.26 kt +3.9%
2001 1.41 kt +12.1%
2002 1.28 kt -9.7%
2003 1.34 kt +4.6%
2004 1.34 kt +0.4%
2005 1.37 kt +2.2%
2006 1.41 kt +2.9%
2007 1.36 kt -3.3%
2008 1.34 kt -1.8%
2009 1.24 kt -7.1%
2010 1.23 kt -1.4%
2011 1.13 kt -7.4%
2012 1.02 kt -9.9%
2013 1.04 kt +1.9%
2014 1.03 kt -0.8%
2015 0.9516 kt -8.0%
2016 0.9365 kt -1.6%
2017 0.9409 kt +0.5%
2018 0.9487 kt +0.8%
2019 0.9386 kt -1.1%
2020 0.8654 kt -7.8%
2021 0.8748 kt +1.1%
2022 0.8997 kt +2.8%
2023 0.8997 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9722 kt 0.7847 kt 1.21 kt 10
2000s 1.34 kt 1.24 kt 1.41 kt 10
2010s 1.02 kt 0.9365 kt 1.23 kt 10
2020s 0.8849 kt 0.8654 kt 0.8997 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  2. 6 Republic of Moldova 0.0008 kt compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  4. 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
  5. 7 Polynesia 0.0006 kt compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
  7. 8 Viet Nam 0.0002 kt compare
  8. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
  9. 9 Japan 0.1831 kt compare
  10. 10 Poland 0.1643 kt compare
  11. 11 Germany 0.1567 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in United States of America?
Food processing — emissions in United States of America was 0.8997 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7847 kt in 1994.
How does United States of America rank for food processing — emissions?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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