What is food retail — emissions in Americas?

Food retail — emissions in Americas was 2.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?

The highest recorded value was 2.44 kt in 2018.

What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?

The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kt in 1992.

How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions?

Americas ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.

Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Americas?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Americas 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Americas

Name: Food Retail — Emissions in Americas
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Americas: Food Retail — Emissions was 2.35 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.35 kt

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

11th

of 37 groups

All-time high

2.44 kt

in 2018

All-time low

1.27 kt

in 1992

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Americas stood at 2.35 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Americas peaked at 2.44 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.27 kt, in 1992.

That places Americas 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.4 kt	1.27 kt	1.54 kt	10
2000s	1.84 kt	1.63 kt	2.11 kt	10
2010s	2.23 kt	1.87 kt	2.44 kt	10
2020s	2.33 kt	2.27 kt	2.36 kt	4

Countries ranked near Americas

8 Russian Federation 0.4709 kt compare
9 Madagascar 0.4689 kt compare
10 Germany 0.4596 kt compare
11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt compare
12 Myanmar 0.2995 kt compare
13 Côte d'Ivoire 0.296 kt compare
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More climate change data for Americas

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Americas?: Food retail — emissions in Americas was 2.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?: The highest recorded value was 2.44 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?: The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kt in 1992.
How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions?: Americas ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Americas?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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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About this data

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: 243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.