Food Transport — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions was 8.95 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Northern America is 8.95 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Northern America peaked at 9.8 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.89 kt, in 1991.
Northern America ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.1 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.89 kt | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 7.16 kt | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.1 kt | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.38 kt | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.54 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 7.66 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.64 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.78 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.02 kt | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 8 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.24 kt | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.35 kt | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6 kt | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.89 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9.21 kt | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.26 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.61 kt | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 8 kt | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 8.39 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 8.84 kt | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5 kt | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.81 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.83 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.15 kt | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.16 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.24 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8 kt | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.68 kt | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.21 kt | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 8.81 kt | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 8.95 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.95 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.39 kt | 6.89 kt | 7.78 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.52 kt | 8 kt | 9.26 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 kt | 8.39 kt | 9.8 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 kt | 8.21 kt | 8.95 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Northern America?
- Food transport — emissions in Northern America was 8.95 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 kt in 1991.
- How does Northern America rank for food transport — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.