Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 158,879 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 158,879 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 158,879 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,821 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,821 kt | — |
| 1991 | 61,374 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 62,406 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 60,064 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 61,861 kt | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 61,822 kt | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65,386 kt | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 72,562 kt | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 74,056 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 77,194 kt | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 82,486 kt | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 89,396 kt | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 88,844 kt | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 92,795 kt | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 97,232 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 102,253 kt | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 105,471 kt | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 113,765 kt | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 120,905 kt | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 122,952 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 130,319 kt | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 131,742 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 133,459 kt | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 141,654 kt | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 148,942 kt | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 149,857 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 150,897 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 150,620 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 154,335 kt | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 153,400 kt | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 150,690 kt | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 156,826 kt | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 158,800 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 158,879 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,655 kt | 59,821 kt | 77,194 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,610 kt | 82,486 kt | 122,952 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,522 kt | 130,319 kt | 154,335 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,299 kt | 150,690 kt | 158,879 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 260,548 kt compare
- 2 China 103,850 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 98,810 kt compare
- 4 India 51,368 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 13,128 kt compare
- 5 Japan 30,113 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 8,885 kt compare
- 6 Thailand 29,307 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 8,051 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,285 kt compare
- 7 Italy 20,063 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 (co2eq) in Americas?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 158,879 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 158,879 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,821 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.