Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in United States

United States: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0001 kt per person
in 2015
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in United States, 1990–2023

0000001990200620231990: 0 kt per person1991: 0 kt per person1992: 0 kt per person1993: 0 kt per person1994: 0 kt per person1995: 0 kt per person1996: 0 kt per person1997: 0 kt per person1998: 0 kt per person1999: 0 kt per person2000: 0 kt per person2001: 0 kt per person2002: 0 kt per person2003: 0 kt per person2004: 0 kt per person2005: 0 kt per person2006: 0 kt per person2007: 0 kt per person2008: 0 kt per person2009: 0 kt per person2010: 0 kt per person2011: 0 kt per person2012: 0 kt per person2013: 0 kt per person2014: 0 kt per person2015: 0 kt per person2016: 0 kt per person2017: 0 kt per person2018: 0 kt per person2019: 0 kt per person2020: 0 kt per person2021: 0 kt per person2022: 0 kt per person2023: 0 kt per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in United States is 0.0001 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1990.

That places United States 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in United States, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in United States, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1990 0 kt per person —
1991 0 kt per person +0.3%
1992 0 kt per person +0.5%
1993 0 kt per person +107.2%
1994 0 kt per person +83.9%
1995 0 kt per person +92.9%
1996 0 kt per person +53.1%
1997 0 kt per person +59.3%
1998 0 kt per person +36.6%
1999 0 kt per person +35.2%
2000 0 kt per person +19.0%
2001 0 kt per person +19.5%
2002 0 kt per person +18.2%
2003 0 kt per person +15.8%
2004 0 kt per person +11.7%
2005 0 kt per person +20.7%
2006 0.0001 kt per person +18.6%
2007 0.0001 kt per person +19.7%
2008 0.0001 kt per person +18.7%
2009 0.0001 kt per person +15.6%
2010 0.0001 kt per person +10.3%
2011 0.0001 kt per person +8.2%
2012 0.0001 kt per person +5.2%
2013 0.0001 kt per person +3.9%
2014 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
2015 0.0001 kt per person +0.6%
2016 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
2017 0.0001 kt per person -3.5%
2018 0.0001 kt per person -2.9%
2019 0.0001 kt per person +1.2%
2020 0.0001 kt per person -1.6%
2021 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
2022 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
2023 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 57 Gibraltar 0.0001 kt per person compare
  2. 58 Greenland 0.0001 kt per person compare
  3. 59 Bermuda 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 61 Belgium 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 62 Djibouti 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 63 Canada 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More climate change data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in United States?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in United States was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2015.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1990.
How does United States rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
United States ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in United States. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-emissions-co2eq-from-f-gases-ar5-per-capita/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/food-retail-emissions-co2eq-from-f-gases-ar5-per-capita/united-states/">Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in United States</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,302 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.