Food Retail — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions was 1 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
18th
of 33 groups
All-time high
1.4 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.9334 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.995 kt1991: 0.997 kt1992: 0.933 kt1993: 1 kt1994: 1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1.1 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 1.2 kt2001: 1.2 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.4 kt2004: 1.4 kt2005: 1.4 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 1.4 kt2008: 1.1 kt2009: 1.1 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 1 kt2012: 0.972 kt2013: 1 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 1.1 kt2019: 1.1 kt2020: 0.996 kt2021: 1 kt2022: 1 kt2023: 1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in United States of America stood at 1 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United States of America peaked at 1.4 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9334 kt, in 1992.

That places United States of America 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.9951 kt
1991 0.9968 kt +0.2%
1992 0.9334 kt -6.4%
1993 1.03 kt +10.8%
1994 1.05 kt +1.5%
1995 1.07 kt +2.1%
1996 1.12 kt +4.8%
1997 1.11 kt -1.0%
1998 1.12 kt +0.6%
1999 1.15 kt +2.5%
2000 1.21 kt +5.6%
2001 1.22 kt +0.8%
2002 1.29 kt +5.8%
2003 1.36 kt +5.0%
2004 1.4 kt +3.3%
2005 1.39 kt -0.7%
2006 1.08 kt -22.0%
2007 1.4 kt +29.2%
2008 1.13 kt -19.1%
2009 1.12 kt -0.8%
2010 1.08 kt -3.9%
2011 1.05 kt -3.1%
2012 0.9725 kt -7.2%
2013 1.01 kt +3.6%
2014 1.06 kt +5.1%
2015 1.05 kt -0.7%
2016 1.04 kt -0.7%
2017 1.04 kt -0.6%
2018 1.08 kt +3.9%
2019 1.05 kt -2.1%
2020 0.9962 kt -5.5%
2021 1.01 kt +1.3%
2022 1.01 kt -0.2%
2023 1 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 kt 0.9334 kt 1.15 kt 10
2000s 1.26 kt 1.08 kt 1.4 kt 10
2010s 1.04 kt 0.9725 kt 1.08 kt 10
2020s 1 kt 0.9962 kt 1.01 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 15 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
  2. 15 Melanesia 0.0018 kt compare
  3. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
  4. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
  5. 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
  6. 17 Polynesia 0.0003 kt compare
  7. 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
  8. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
  9. 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare
  10. 19 Micronesia 0.0001 kt compare
  11. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare
  12. 20 Sudan 0.2278 kt compare
  13. 21 Saudi Arabia 0.1973 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in United States of America?
Food retail — emissions in United States of America was 1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9334 kt in 1992.
How does United States of America rank for food retail — emissions?
United States of America ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 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
243 places, 7,524 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.