Food Processing — Emissions in United States
United States: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.8997 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — emissions in United States stood at 0.8997 kt.
That represents a change of down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in United States peaked at 1.41 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7847 kt, in 1994.
That places United States 2nd 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 in United States, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.8997 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082 kt, 109.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 in United States?
- Food processing — emissions in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7847 kt in 1994.
- How does United States rank for food processing — emissions?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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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