Food Transport — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Food Transport — Emissions was 15.27 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — emissions in Americas stood at 15.27 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Americas peaked at 15.85 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.87 kt, in 1991.
That places Americas 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.96 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9.87 kt | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.25 kt | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 10.31 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.75 kt | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 10.96 kt | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.26 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 11.35 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.46 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.87 kt | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 11.89 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.22 kt | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.36 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8 kt | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.26 kt | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.71 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.01 kt | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.56 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 12.95 kt | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7 kt | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.49 kt | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 14.39 kt | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8 kt | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.97 kt | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.25 kt | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.37 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.49 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.85 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.78 kt | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.28 kt | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3 kt | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 15.07 kt | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 15.27 kt | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.78 kt | 9.87 kt | 11.6 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 kt | 11.87 kt | 14.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 kt | 13.7 kt | 15.85 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.48 kt | 13.28 kt | 15.27 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Americas?
- Food transport — emissions in Americas was 15.27 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.87 kt in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for food transport — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.