Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions was 1.11 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.11 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.49 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.9861 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1 kt1991: 1 kt1992: 0.986 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 1.2 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.3 kt2002: 1.4 kt2003: 1.5 kt2004: 1.5 kt2005: 1.5 kt2006: 1.2 kt2007: 1.5 kt2008: 1.2 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.1 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 1.1 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1.1 kt2017: 1.1 kt2018: 1.2 kt2019: 1.2 kt2020: 1.1 kt2021: 1.1 kt2022: 1.1 kt2023: 1.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Northern America stood at 1.11 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Northern America peaked at 1.49 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9861 kt, in 1992.

Northern America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.05 kt
1991 1.05 kt +0.3%
1992 0.9861 kt -6.0%
1993 1.09 kt +10.4%
1994 1.1 kt +1.4%
1995 1.13 kt +2.1%
1996 1.18 kt +4.7%
1997 1.17 kt -0.8%
1998 1.2 kt +2.5%
1999 1.23 kt +2.5%
2000 1.28 kt +4.4%
2001 1.29 kt +0.8%
2002 1.38 kt +6.6%
2003 1.45 kt +5.1%
2004 1.49 kt +3.0%
2005 1.48 kt -0.6%
2006 1.17 kt -21.0%
2007 1.49 kt +27.2%
2008 1.2 kt -19.7%
2009 1.19 kt -0.8%
2010 1.17 kt -1.5%
2011 1.14 kt -2.5%
2012 1.06 kt -6.8%
2013 1.1 kt +3.6%
2014 1.13 kt +2.4%
2015 1.12 kt -0.8%
2016 1.11 kt -0.8%
2017 1.14 kt +2.6%
2018 1.18 kt +3.9%
2019 1.16 kt -1.7%
2020 1.1 kt -5.4%
2021 1.11 kt +0.9%
2022 1.11 kt +0.2%
2023 1.11 kt -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.12 kt 0.9861 kt 1.23 kt 10
2000s 1.34 kt 1.17 kt 1.49 kt 10
2010s 1.13 kt 1.06 kt 1.18 kt 10
2020s 1.11 kt 1.1 kt 1.11 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare
  2. 14 Brazil 0.2679 kt compare
  3. 14 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
  4. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
  5. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
  6. 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
  7. 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
  8. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
  9. 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Northern America?
Food retail — emissions in Northern America was 1.11 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 kt in 1992.
How does Northern America rank for food retail — emissions?
Northern America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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