Pre- and post-production — Emissions in United States
United States: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2,544 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in United States stood at 2,544 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in United States peaked at 2,544 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,207 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 7th of 256 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,207 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,234 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,238 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,251 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,264 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,291 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,306 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,323 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,331 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,346 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,358 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,368 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,375 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,382 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,393 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,401 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,415 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,424 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,439 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,443 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,458 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,467 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,475 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,487 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,497 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,491 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,499 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,507 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,516 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,524 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,525 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,530 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,536 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,544 kt | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,544 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.66 kt, 144.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,279 kt | 2,207 kt | 2,346 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,400 kt | 2,358 kt | 2,443 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,492 kt | 2,458 kt | 2,524 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,534 kt | 2,525 kt | 2,544 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 pre- and post-production — emissions in United States?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions in United States was 2,544 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,544 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,207 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- United States ranks 7th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf