Food Retail — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.6577 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.6577 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.9359 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.6171 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.629 kt1991: 0.642 kt1992: 0.629 kt1993: 0.66 kt1994: 0.679 kt1995: 0.703 kt1996: 0.732 kt1997: 0.797 kt1998: 0.803 kt1999: 0.806 kt2000: 0.836 kt2001: 0.889 kt2002: 0.854 kt2003: 0.867 kt2004: 0.865 kt2005: 0.887 kt2006: 0.868 kt2007: 0.936 kt2008: 0.914 kt2009: 0.872 kt2010: 0.893 kt2011: 0.857 kt2012: 0.799 kt2013: 0.818 kt2014: 0.849 kt2015: 0.794 kt2016: 0.757 kt2017: 0.745 kt2018: 0.695 kt2019: 0.663 kt2020: 0.617 kt2021: 0.644 kt2022: 0.654 kt2023: 0.658 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Americas recorded 0.6577 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Americas peaked at 0.9359 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6171 kt, in 2020.

That places Americas 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Food Retail — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.629 kt
1991 0.6418 kt +2.0%
1992 0.6294 kt -1.9%
1993 0.6601 kt +4.9%
1994 0.6792 kt +2.9%
1995 0.7034 kt +3.6%
1996 0.7317 kt +4.0%
1997 0.7966 kt +8.9%
1998 0.8034 kt +0.9%
1999 0.8061 kt +0.3%
2000 0.8358 kt +3.7%
2001 0.8894 kt +6.4%
2002 0.8543 kt -3.9%
2003 0.867 kt +1.5%
2004 0.8647 kt -0.3%
2005 0.8867 kt +2.5%
2006 0.8675 kt -2.2%
2007 0.9359 kt +7.9%
2008 0.9144 kt -2.3%
2009 0.872 kt -4.6%
2010 0.8927 kt +2.4%
2011 0.857 kt -4.0%
2012 0.799 kt -6.8%
2013 0.8175 kt +2.3%
2014 0.8488 kt +3.8%
2015 0.7943 kt -6.4%
2016 0.757 kt -4.7%
2017 0.7452 kt -1.6%
2018 0.6951 kt -6.7%
2019 0.6628 kt -4.6%
2020 0.6171 kt -6.9%
2021 0.644 kt +4.4%
2022 0.654 kt +1.6%
2023 0.6577 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7081 kt 0.629 kt 0.8061 kt 10
2000s 0.8788 kt 0.8358 kt 0.9359 kt 10
2010s 0.7869 kt 0.6628 kt 0.8927 kt 10
2020s 0.6432 kt 0.6171 kt 0.6577 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 Japan 0.3007 kt compare
  2. 3 India 0.2394 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 0.0846 kt compare
  4. 4 Republic of Korea 0.1622 kt compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  7. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
  8. 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Americas?
Food retail — emissions in Americas was 0.6577 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 0.9359 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6171 kt in 2020.
How does Americas rank for food retail — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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