Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Americas

Americas: Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,326 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,326 kt
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 34 groups
All-time high
1,326 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Americas, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Americas stood at 1,326 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Americas peaked at 1,326 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

Americas ranks 11th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 243.46 kt 211.04 kt 277.7 kt 10
1980s 324.36 kt 285.7 kt 365.12 kt 10
1990s 533.99 kt 449.64 kt 600.91 kt 10
2000s 727.51 kt 628.1 kt 825.77 kt 10
2010s 1,101 kt 850.39 kt 1,276 kt 10
2020s 1,305 kt 1,289 kt 1,326 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 8 Ghana 708 kt compare
  2. 9 Mexico 506 kt compare
  3. 10 Italy 405 kt compare
  4. 11 Brazil 302 kt compare
  5. 12 Sierra Leone 228 kt compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 214 kt compare
  7. 14 Portugal 205 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Americas?
Waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Americas was 1,326 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1,326 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does Americas rank for waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
Americas ranks 11th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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