Food Transport — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions was 56,418 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 56,418 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in United States of America peaked at 59,301 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41,154 kt, in 1991.
United States of America ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, 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
| 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% |
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 of America
- 7 Canada 17,411 kt compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,497 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,332 kt compare
- 9 India 14,306 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,073 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 510.71 kt compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 482.96 kt compare
- 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 363.92 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in United States of America?
- Food transport — emissions in United States of America 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 59,301 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,154 kt in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for food transport — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 33 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 3.1%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.