Food Transport — Emissions in United States
United States: Food Transport — Emissions was 56,418 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in United States is 56,418 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in United States peaked at 59,301 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41,154 kt, in 1991.
United States ranks 2nd of 240 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,977 kt | — |
| 1991 | 41,154 kt | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 42,691 kt | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 43,334 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 44,781 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 46,139 kt | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 47,065 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47,639 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 48,662 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 49,948 kt | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 51,165 kt | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 51,308 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 52,638 kt | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 53,880 kt | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 54,886 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 56,128 kt | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 57,279 kt | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 57,533 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 54,525 kt | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 52,048 kt | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 53,864 kt | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 54,415 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 52,822 kt | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 54,748 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 54,720 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 57,021 kt | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 57,394 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57,455 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59,301 kt | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 58,774 kt | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 50,903 kt | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 55,644 kt | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 56,418 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 56,418 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 56,418 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 616.89 kt, 91.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,339 kt | 41,154 kt | 49,948 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,139 kt | 51,165 kt | 57,533 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,051 kt | 52,822 kt | 59,301 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,846 kt | 50,903 kt | 56,418 kt | 4 |
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 transport — emissions in United States?
- Food transport — emissions in United States was 56,418 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 59,301 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,154 kt in 1991.
- How does United States rank for food transport — emissions?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 240 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). 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