Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America
Northern America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 1,655 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 1,655 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Northern America peaked at 1,655 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,498 kt, in 1990.
That places Northern America 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,498 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,518 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,534 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,547 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,557 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,566 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,573 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,580 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,585 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,590 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,595 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,599 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,602 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,606 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,609 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,613 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,616 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,620 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,623 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,624 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,627 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,629 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,631 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,633 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,635 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,637 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,639 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,641 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,643 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,645 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,646 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,649 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,652 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,655 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,555 kt | 1,498 kt | 1,590 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,611 kt | 1,595 kt | 1,624 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,636 kt | 1,627 kt | 1,645 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,651 kt | 1,646 kt | 1,655 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Northern America?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Northern America was 1,655 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,655 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,498 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 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.