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
down 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 32 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

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Northern America stood at 0.9316 kt.

The figure is down 12.9% 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 32 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 Republic of Moldova 0.0008 kt compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  5. 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
  6. 7 Polynesia 0.0006 kt compare
  7. 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
  8. 8 Viet Nam 0.0002 kt compare
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
  10. 9 Japan 0.1831 kt compare
  11. 10 Poland 0.1643 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 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 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
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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.