Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Americas
Americas: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 6,963 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Americas is 6,963 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Americas peaked at 6,984 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,057 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 5th out of 32 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.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,057 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,150 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 6,227 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6,298 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6,368 kt | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6,432 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6,487 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6,535 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6,573 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,596 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,623 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6,642 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6,657 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,673 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,695 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,724 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6,755 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,789 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6,821 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6,842 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6,870 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,900 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,921 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6,939 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,955 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,958 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,962 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,971 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,978 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,984 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,980 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,961 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6,958 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,963 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,373 kt | 6,057 kt | 6,596 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,722 kt | 6,623 kt | 6,842 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,944 kt | 6,870 kt | 6,984 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,966 kt | 6,958 kt | 6,980 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 solid food waste — emissions in Americas?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Americas was 6,963 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,984 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,057 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.