Food Retail — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.4528 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4528 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.8041 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.4345 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.568 kt1991: 0.573 kt1992: 0.561 kt1993: 0.592 kt1994: 0.609 kt1995: 0.631 kt1996: 0.652 kt1997: 0.72 kt1998: 0.717 kt1999: 0.714 kt2000: 0.75 kt2001: 0.798 kt2002: 0.756 kt2003: 0.762 kt2004: 0.755 kt2005: 0.774 kt2006: 0.753 kt2007: 0.804 kt2008: 0.775 kt2009: 0.732 kt2010: 0.736 kt2011: 0.699 kt2012: 0.626 kt2013: 0.635 kt2014: 0.645 kt2015: 0.587 kt2016: 0.556 kt2017: 0.552 kt2018: 0.5 kt2019: 0.463 kt2020: 0.434 kt2021: 0.448 kt2022: 0.453 kt2023: 0.453 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in United States of America stood at 0.4528 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United States of America peaked at 0.8041 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4345 kt, in 2020.

That places United States of America 10th out of 33 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 in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5677 kt
1991 0.5735 kt +1.0%
1992 0.5609 kt -2.2%
1993 0.5917 kt +5.5%
1994 0.6091 kt +2.9%
1995 0.6313 kt +3.6%
1996 0.6522 kt +3.3%
1997 0.7195 kt +10.3%
1998 0.7169 kt -0.4%
1999 0.714 kt -0.4%
2000 0.7497 kt +5.0%
2001 0.7979 kt +6.4%
2002 0.7555 kt -5.3%
2003 0.762 kt +0.9%
2004 0.7551 kt -0.9%
2005 0.7738 kt +2.5%
2006 0.7533 kt -2.6%
2007 0.8041 kt +6.7%
2008 0.7754 kt -3.6%
2009 0.7321 kt -5.6%
2010 0.7361 kt +0.6%
2011 0.6991 kt -5.0%
2012 0.626 kt -10.4%
2013 0.6347 kt +1.4%
2014 0.6452 kt +1.7%
2015 0.5867 kt -9.1%
2016 0.5562 kt -5.2%
2017 0.5515 kt -0.8%
2018 0.5 kt -9.3%
2019 0.4635 kt -7.3%
2020 0.4345 kt -6.3%
2021 0.4475 kt +3.0%
2022 0.4534 kt +1.3%
2023 0.4528 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6337 kt 0.5609 kt 0.7195 kt 10
2000s 0.7659 kt 0.7321 kt 0.8041 kt 10
2010s 0.5999 kt 0.4635 kt 0.7361 kt 10
2020s 0.4471 kt 0.4345 kt 0.4534 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
  2. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0168 kt compare
  3. 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0094 kt compare
  5. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0062 kt compare
  6. 9 Uganda 0.1084 kt compare
  7. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0057 kt compare
  8. 10 South Africa 0.1001 kt compare
  9. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0019 kt compare
  10. 11 Poland 0.0772 kt compare
  11. 12 Nigeria 0.067 kt compare
  12. 12 Melanesia 0.0016 kt compare
  13. 13 China 0.0597 kt compare
  14. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 0.001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in United States of America?
Food retail — emissions in United States of America was 0.4528 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.8041 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4345 kt in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for food retail — emissions?
United States of America ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 (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
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.