Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America
Northern America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 46,347 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Northern America is 46,347 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 (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 46,347 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,940 kt, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,940 kt | — |
| 1991 | 42,504 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 42,953 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 43,311 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 43,606 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 43,849 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 44,054 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 44,233 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 44,388 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44,528 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44,660 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 44,770 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44,866 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44,960 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45,059 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 45,160 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 45,260 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 45,356 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45,436 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 45,486 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45,544 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45,604 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45,664 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45,723 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45,782 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 45,836 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45,885 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45,939 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 45,998 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 46,058 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46,096 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46,170 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46,259 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 46,347 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,537 kt | 41,940 kt | 44,528 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,101 kt | 44,660 kt | 45,486 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,803 kt | 45,544 kt | 46,058 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,218 kt | 46,096 kt | 46,347 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 (co2eq) in Northern America?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 46,347 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 46,347 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,940 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.