Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 159,046 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Americas is 159,046 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 160,394 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89,818 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 5th out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,685 kt | 89,818 kt | 111,717 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,365 kt | 113,617 kt | 136,005 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,013 kt | 139,976 kt | 160,394 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,148 kt | 138,551 kt | 159,046 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 China 43,514 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 38,577 kt compare
- 4 Brazil 29,438 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 23,037 kt compare
- 6 Japan 20,200 kt compare
- 7 Canada 18,351 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16,264 kt compare
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 (co2eq) in Americas?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 159,046 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 160,394 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,818 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.