Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Americas
Americas: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 8,564 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 8,564 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas peaked at 8,564 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 108.01 kt, in 1994.
Americas ranks 3rd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,925 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,951 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,978 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 214.75 kt | -89.1% |
| 1994 | 108.01 kt | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 177.12 kt | +64.0% |
| 1996 | 315.81 kt | +78.3% |
| 1997 | 421.3 kt | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 534.5 kt | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 717.79 kt | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 866.5 kt | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 1,018 kt | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 1,157 kt | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 1,312 kt | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 1,462 kt | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 1,632 kt | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 1,780 kt | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 2,046 kt | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 2,323 kt | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 2,638 kt | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 3,135 kt | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 3,646 kt | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 4,150 kt | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 4,691 kt | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 5,195 kt | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 5,694 kt | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 6,200 kt | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 6,630 kt | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 7,170 kt | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 7,596 kt | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 8,062 kt | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 8,564 kt | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 8,564 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,564 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834.36 kt | 108.01 kt | 1,978 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,623 kt | 866.5 kt | 2,638 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,411 kt | 3,135 kt | 7,596 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,438 kt | 8,062 kt | 8,564 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
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) from f-gases in Americas?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Americas was 8,564 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 8,564 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.01 kt in 1994.
- How does Americas rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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) from F-gases (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.