Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America
United States of America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 41,634 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 41,634 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America peaked at 41,634 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,034 kt, in 1990.
That places United States of America 17th out of 31 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 (CO2eq) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38,034 kt | — |
| 1991 | 38,492 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 38,854 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 39,141 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 39,376 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39,567 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39,729 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 39,871 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39,996 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 40,110 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 40,216 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 40,306 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40,384 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40,458 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 40,536 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40,617 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40,697 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 40,773 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,835 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40,874 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40,918 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40,962 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41,010 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41,059 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41,109 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41,160 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41,208 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41,258 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41,313 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 41,368 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41,406 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 41,472 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41,553 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41,634 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,317 kt | 38,034 kt | 40,110 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,570 kt | 40,216 kt | 40,874 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,136 kt | 40,918 kt | 41,368 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,516 kt | 41,406 kt | 41,634 kt | 4 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- 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 solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in United States of America was 41,634 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 41,634 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,034 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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 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.