Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America
United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 28.08 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America stood at 28.08 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America peaked at 39.23 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.13 kt, in 1992.
That places United States of America 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.86 kt | — |
| 1991 | 27.91 kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 26.13 kt | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 28.96 kt | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 29.39 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.02 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 31.46 kt | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 31.15 kt | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.33 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 32.1 kt | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.89 kt | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 34.16 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.16 kt | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 37.98 kt | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 39.22 kt | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 38.94 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.37 kt | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 39.23 kt | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 31.72 kt | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 31.48 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.27 kt | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 29.33 kt | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.23 kt | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 28.22 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 29.65 kt | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 29.44 kt | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.23 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.04 kt | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.17 kt | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.53 kt | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.89 kt | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 28.25 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.2 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.08 kt | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.2% | 30.37 kt | 39.23 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.63 kt | 26.13 kt | 32.1 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.32 kt | 30.37 kt | 39.23 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.21 kt | 27.23 kt | 30.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.11 kt | 27.89 kt | 28.25 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 14 Brazil 7.5 kt compare
- 14 Philippines 7.5 kt compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1264 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.0495 kt compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0185 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 7.4 kt compare
- 17 Cameroon 7.22 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0088 kt compare
- 18 Gabon 7.01 kt compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.005 kt compare
- 19 Argentina 6.42 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.0039 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.001 kt compare
- 20 Sudan 6.38 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) from ch4 in United States of America?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America was 28.08 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.23 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.13 kt in 1992.
- How does United States of America rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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) 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