Food share total emissions in United States
United States: Food share total emissions was 22.93 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
22.93
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
158th
of 217 countries
All-time high
24.51
in 2007
All-time low
20.75
in 1993
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Food share total emissions in United States, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, food share total emissions in United States stood at 22.93.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food share total emissions in United States peaked at 24.51 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.75, in 1993.
That places United States 158th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Food share total emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.81 | — |
| 1991 | 21.16 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.07 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.75 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.79 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.12 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 21.19 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 20.92 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 21.06 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.48 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 21.24 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.39 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.21 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 22 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 23.04 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 22.83 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.22 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.51 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 23.16 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 24.26 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.51 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 23.15 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.66 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.33 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.41 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.93 | +2.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 22.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.54, 93% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.13 | 20.75 | 22.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.79 | 21.24 | 24.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.83 | 22.33 | 23.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food share total emissions in United States?
- Food share total emissions in United States was 22.93 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 24.51 in 2007.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.75 in 1993.
- How does United States rank for food share total emissions?
- United States ranks 158th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).