Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Americas
Americas: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) was 67,704 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Americas is 67,704 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Americas peaked at 77,277 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51,068 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,068 kt | — |
| 1991 | 52,061 kt | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 52,852 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 54,400 kt | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 55,630 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 57,441 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 59,788 kt | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 65,277 kt | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 67,023 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 67,782 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 69,880 kt | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 74,006 kt | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 70,249 kt | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 71,145 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72,040 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 72,656 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70,915 kt | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 75,519 kt | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 76,831 kt | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 73,684 kt | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 75,725 kt | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 73,702 kt | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 71,169 kt | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 75,080 kt | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 77,277 kt | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74,598 kt | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 71,735 kt | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 69,564 kt | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 70,715 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 67,735 kt | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 62,430 kt | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 65,654 kt | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 67,626 kt | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 67,704 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,332 kt | 51,068 kt | 67,782 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,693 kt | 69,880 kt | 76,831 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,730 kt | 67,735 kt | 77,277 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,853 kt | 62,430 kt | 67,704 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 Japan 24,798 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 14,330 kt compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
- 5 India 12,518 kt compare
- 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
- 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Americas?
- Food retail — emissions in Americas was 67,704 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 77,277 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,068 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.