Food Transport — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Food Transport — Emissions was 36.45 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — emissions in Americas stood at 36.45 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Americas peaked at 36.9 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.37 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.37 kt | — |
| 1991 | 21.57 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.28 kt | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 22.78 kt | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 23.7 kt | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 24.16 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.81 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 25.28 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.03 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 26.53 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 26.82 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 27.12 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.01 kt | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 28.43 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 29.26 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.91 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.47 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.57 kt | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 32.61 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.33 kt | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.65 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 33.99 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.4 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.15 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.63 kt | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.17 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.74 kt | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 36.9 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.73 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.71 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.82 kt | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 33.94 kt | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 35.98 kt | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 36.45 kt | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.85 kt | 21.37 kt | 26.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.75 kt | 26.82 kt | 32.61 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.61 kt | 33.65 kt | 36.9 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3 kt | 30.82 kt | 36.45 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Americas?
- Food transport — emissions in Americas was 36.45 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.37 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for food transport — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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