Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions was 50,301 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
50,301 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
65,798 kt
in 2001
All-time low
47,332 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 47.8k kt1991: 48.1k kt1992: 48.7k kt1993: 50.1k kt1994: 51.1k kt1995: 52.7k kt1996: 54.8k kt1997: 60.0k kt1998: 60.2k kt1999: 60.6k kt2000: 62.2k kt2001: 65.8k kt2002: 61.8k kt2003: 62.8k kt2004: 63.6k kt2005: 64.0k kt2006: 61.9k kt2007: 64.7k kt2008: 63.6k kt2009: 60.4k kt2010: 61.1k kt2011: 59.2k kt2012: 55.3k kt2013: 57.3k kt2014: 58.2k kt2015: 55.2k kt2016: 53.5k kt2017: 52.4k kt2018: 53.3k kt2019: 50.9k kt2020: 47.3k kt2021: 48.8k kt2022: 50.3k kt2023: 50.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Northern America stood at 50,301 kt.

That represents a change of down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Northern America peaked at 65,798 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47,332 kt, in 2020.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53,395 kt 47,764 kt 60,561 kt 10
2000s 63,089 kt 60,445 kt 65,798 kt 10
2010s 55,634 kt 50,875 kt 61,133 kt 10
2020s 49,187 kt 47,332 kt 50,323 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 Japan 24,798 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 14,330 kt compare
  3. 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
  4. 5 India 12,518 kt compare
  5. 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
  6. 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
  7. 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Northern America?
Food retail — emissions in Northern America was 50,301 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 65,798 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 47,332 kt in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for food retail — emissions?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
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.