Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0072 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0072 kt per square kilometre for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0074 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.
United States ranks 90th of 196 countries 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0072 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0168 kt per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 87 Mexico 0.0078 kt per square kilometre compare
- 88 Dominica 0.0078 kt per square kilometre compare
- 89 Nigeria 0.0075 kt per square kilometre compare
- 91 Bulgaria 0.0071 kt per square kilometre compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.0071 kt per square kilometre compare
- 93 Georgia 0.0062 kt per square kilometre compare
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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0072 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does United States rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.