Food Retail — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions was 46,865 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in United States of America is 46,865 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United States of America peaked at 62,686 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43,906 kt, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,027 kt | — |
| 1991 | 45,301 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 45,878 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 47,263 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 48,257 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 49,806 kt | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 51,860 kt | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 56,851 kt | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 56,976 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 57,323 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 59,120 kt | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 62,686 kt | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 58,388 kt | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 59,067 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60,027 kt | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60,526 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58,618 kt | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 61,200 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 60,212 kt | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 57,168 kt | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 57,885 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55,878 kt | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 52,187 kt | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 54,132 kt | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 54,859 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52,029 kt | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 50,359 kt | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 48,986 kt | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 49,840 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47,270 kt | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 43,906 kt | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 45,520 kt | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 46,892 kt | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 46,865 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,454 kt | 45,027 kt | 57,323 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,701 kt | 57,168 kt | 62,686 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,343 kt | 47,270 kt | 57,885 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,796 kt | 43,906 kt | 46,892 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,071 kt compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
- 5 India 12,518 kt compare
- 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 2,947 kt compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,471 kt compare
- 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 376.28 kt compare
- 9 South Africa 5,826 kt compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 218.34 kt compare
- 10 Poland 4,893 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in United States of America?
- Food retail — emissions in United States of America was 46,865 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 62,686 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,906 kt in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for food retail — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 32 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 13.4%. 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 (CO2). 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