Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.4744 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4744 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.8337 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.4557 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.593 kt1991: 0.599 kt1992: 0.587 kt1993: 0.616 kt1994: 0.633 kt1995: 0.656 kt1996: 0.677 kt1997: 0.748 kt1998: 0.748 kt1999: 0.745 kt2000: 0.774 kt2001: 0.824 kt2002: 0.783 kt2003: 0.791 kt2004: 0.784 kt2005: 0.803 kt2006: 0.782 kt2007: 0.834 kt2008: 0.802 kt2009: 0.759 kt2010: 0.763 kt2011: 0.724 kt2012: 0.65 kt2013: 0.657 kt2014: 0.668 kt2015: 0.61 kt2016: 0.579 kt2017: 0.576 kt2018: 0.522 kt2019: 0.486 kt2020: 0.456 kt2021: 0.468 kt2022: 0.475 kt2023: 0.474 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Northern America is 0.4744 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Northern America peaked at 0.8337 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4557 kt, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5928 kt
1991 0.5991 kt +1.1%
1992 0.5866 kt -2.1%
1993 0.6156 kt +4.9%
1994 0.6331 kt +2.8%
1995 0.6558 kt +3.6%
1996 0.6771 kt +3.2%
1997 0.7478 kt +10.4%
1998 0.7475 kt -0.0%
1999 0.7451 kt -0.3%
2000 0.7738 kt +3.9%
2001 0.8239 kt +6.5%
2002 0.7832 kt -4.9%
2003 0.7913 kt +1.0%
2004 0.784 kt -0.9%
2005 0.8032 kt +2.4%
2006 0.7818 kt -2.7%
2007 0.8337 kt +6.6%
2008 0.8025 kt -3.7%
2009 0.7589 kt -5.4%
2010 0.7631 kt +0.6%
2011 0.7241 kt -5.1%
2012 0.6505 kt -10.2%
2013 0.6569 kt +1.0%
2014 0.6684 kt +1.8%
2015 0.6098 kt -8.8%
2016 0.579 kt -5.1%
2017 0.5759 kt -0.5%
2018 0.5216 kt -9.4%
2019 0.4856 kt -6.9%
2020 0.4557 kt -6.2%
2021 0.4684 kt +2.8%
2022 0.4749 kt +1.4%
2023 0.4744 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6601 kt 0.5866 kt 0.7478 kt 10
2000s 0.7936 kt 0.7589 kt 0.8337 kt 10
2010s 0.6235 kt 0.4856 kt 0.7631 kt 10
2020s 0.4683 kt 0.4557 kt 0.4749 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  3. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
  4. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0168 kt compare
  5. 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare
  6. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0094 kt compare
  7. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0062 kt compare
  8. 9 Uganda 0.1084 kt compare
  9. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0057 kt compare
  10. 10 South Africa 0.1001 kt compare
  11. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0019 kt compare
  12. 11 Poland 0.0772 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Northern America?
Food retail — emissions in Northern America was 0.4744 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 0.8337 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4557 kt in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for food retail — emissions?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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
Last refreshed

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