Waste — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Waste — Emissions was 5,697 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 5,697 kt for waste — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Northern America peaked at 9,378 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5,187 kt, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,187 kt | — |
| 1962 | 5,565 kt | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 5,953 kt | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 6,352 kt | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 6,762 kt | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 7,183 kt | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 7,606 kt | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 8,049 kt | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 8,503 kt | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 8,105 kt | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 8,682 kt | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 8,754 kt | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 8,815 kt | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 8,855 kt | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 8,859 kt | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,984 kt | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9,063 kt | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 9,139 kt | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 9,197 kt | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9,256 kt | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 9,283 kt | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 9,284 kt | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9,319 kt | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9,315 kt | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 9,301 kt | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9,323 kt | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9,360 kt | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 9,370 kt | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 9,378 kt | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9,072 kt | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 9,068 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,096 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8,999 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 8,954 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 8,587 kt | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 8,318 kt | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 7,856 kt | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 7,512 kt | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 7,288 kt | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 7,158 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 6,120 kt | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 5,857 kt | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 6,005 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,889 kt | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 6,136 kt | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6,294 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6,455 kt | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6,658 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6,115 kt | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 5,534 kt | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 5,356 kt | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5,208 kt | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5,213 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,294 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,418 kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,446 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,486 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,548 kt | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,587 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,600 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,619 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,662 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5,697 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,796 kt | 5,187 kt | 8,503 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,845 kt | 8,105 kt | 9,197 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,319 kt | 9,256 kt | 9,378 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,475 kt | 7,288 kt | 9,096 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,269 kt | 5,857 kt | 7,158 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,409 kt | 5,208 kt | 5,587 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,644 kt | 5,600 kt | 5,697 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Northern America?
- Waste — emissions in Northern America was 5,697 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9,378 kt in 1989.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,187 kt in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for waste — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf