Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 65.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas stood at 65.81 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 68.26 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.47 kt, in 1992.
That places Americas 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.11 kt | — |
| 1991 | 37.08 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 35.47 kt | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 38.46 kt | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 39.18 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 40.09 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 41.75 kt | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 39.8 kt | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 41.67 kt | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 43.15 kt | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 45.51 kt | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 46.77 kt | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 49.43 kt | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 53.55 kt | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 55.12 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 55.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.69 kt | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 59.1 kt | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 51.77 kt | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 52.49 kt | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.55 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.25 kt | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.33 kt | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.58 kt | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 66.95 kt | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 67.11 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.87 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.38 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.26 kt | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.34 kt | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.52 kt | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 65.98 kt | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 65.51 kt | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.81 kt | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.28 kt | 35.47 kt | 43.15 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.56 kt | 45.51 kt | 59.1 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.36 kt | 52.33 kt | 68.26 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2 kt | 63.52 kt | 65.98 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 65.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 68.26 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.47 kt in 1992.
- How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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) from CH4 (AR5). 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