Food Transport — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions was 13.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.99 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
14.62 kt
in 2018
All-time low
10.9 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0510151990200620231990: 11 kt1991: 10.9 kt1992: 11.2 kt1993: 11.4 kt1994: 11.8 kt1995: 12.1 kt1996: 12.2 kt1997: 12.4 kt1998: 12.8 kt1999: 13.1 kt2000: 13.2 kt2001: 13.3 kt2002: 13.7 kt2003: 13.8 kt2004: 14.1 kt2005: 14.2 kt2006: 14.4 kt2007: 14.5 kt2008: 14 kt2009: 13.8 kt2010: 14.3 kt2011: 13.7 kt2012: 13.5 kt2013: 13.8 kt2014: 13.9 kt2015: 14.4 kt2016: 14.6 kt2017: 14.5 kt2018: 14.6 kt2019: 14.6 kt2020: 12.6 kt2021: 13.9 kt2022: 14 kt2023: 14 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in United States of America is 13.99 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in United States of America peaked at 14.62 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.9 kt, in 1991.

That places United States of America 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10.99 kt
1991 10.9 kt -0.8%
1992 11.2 kt +2.7%
1993 11.42 kt +2.0%
1994 11.76 kt +3.0%
1995 12.05 kt +2.5%
1996 12.23 kt +1.5%
1997 12.41 kt +1.5%
1998 12.78 kt +3.0%
1999 13.08 kt +2.4%
2000 13.25 kt +1.3%
2001 13.34 kt +0.7%
2002 13.68 kt +2.5%
2003 13.84 kt +1.2%
2004 14.12 kt +2.0%
2005 14.21 kt +0.7%
2006 14.37 kt +1.1%
2007 14.45 kt +0.5%
2008 14.03 kt -2.9%
2009 13.77 kt -1.8%
2010 14.27 kt +3.6%
2011 13.72 kt -3.8%
2012 13.52 kt -1.5%
2013 13.8 kt +2.1%
2014 13.9 kt +0.8%
2015 14.35 kt +3.2%
2016 14.56 kt +1.4%
2017 14.5 kt -0.4%
2018 14.62 kt +0.9%
2019 14.58 kt -0.3%
2020 12.65 kt -13.2%
2021 13.85 kt +9.5%
2022 13.99 kt +1.0%
2023 13.99 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.88 kt 10.9 kt 13.08 kt 10
2000s 13.91 kt 13.25 kt 14.45 kt 10
2010s 14.18 kt 13.52 kt 14.62 kt 10
2020s 13.62 kt 12.65 kt 13.99 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5418 kt compare
  2. 7 Mexico 4.57 kt compare
  3. 8 Japan 4.54 kt compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.4607 kt compare
  5. 9 Canada 4.28 kt compare
  6. 10 Saudi Arabia 3.07 kt compare
  7. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1787 kt compare
  8. 11 Republic of Korea 2.87 kt compare
  9. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1101 kt compare
  10. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0639 kt compare
  11. 12 Thailand 2.1 kt compare
  12. 13 Uzbekistan 2.07 kt compare
  13. 13 Melanesia 0.0553 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in United States of America?
Food transport — emissions in United States of America was 13.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 14.62 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9 kt in 1991.
How does United States of America rank for food transport — emissions?
United States of America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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