Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America
United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 85,109 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 85,109 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America peaked at 94,774 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45,342 kt, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 9th of 33 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 (CO2eq) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,342 kt | — |
| 1991 | 45,620 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 46,194 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 47,746 kt | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 49,000 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 51,081 kt | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 53,734 kt | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 59,764 kt | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 60,915 kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 62,629 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 65,468 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 70,315 kt | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 67,431 kt | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 69,598 kt | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 71,868 kt | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 74,907 kt | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 75,777 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 81,912 kt | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 84,960 kt | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 85,968 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 89,904 kt | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 90,766 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89,162 kt | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 92,832 kt | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 94,774 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 92,480 kt | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 90,917 kt | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 88,396 kt | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 88,328 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86,388 kt | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 82,543 kt | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 83,763 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 85,136 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 85,109 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,202 kt | 45,342 kt | 62,629 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,820 kt | 65,468 kt | 85,968 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,395 kt | 86,388 kt | 94,774 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,137 kt | 82,543 kt | 85,136 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 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
- 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,508 kt compare
- 9 Brazil 17,377 kt compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3,763 kt compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,466 kt compare
- 11 Germany 10,555 kt compare
- 12 France 10,076 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,064 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 (co2eq) in United States of America?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America was 85,109 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 94,774 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,342 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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.