Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 194,976 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Americas is 194,976 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 (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 195,563 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 169,604 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,431 kt | 169,604 kt | 184,701 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,216 kt | 185,436 kt | 191,588 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,428 kt | 192,371 kt | 195,563 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,040 kt | 194,830 kt | 195,446 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 194,976 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 195,563 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,604 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.