Waste — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Waste — Emissions was 40.32 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 40.32 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Northern America peaked at 40.32 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.89 kt, in 1961.
That places Northern America 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.89 kt | — |
| 1962 | 13.44 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 14 kt | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 14.76 kt | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 15.53 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 16.3 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 16.97 kt | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 17.74 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 18.3 kt | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 17.93 kt | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 18.23 kt | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 18.25 kt | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 18.28 kt | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.32 kt | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.48 kt | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 19.28 kt | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 19.09 kt | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 19.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 19.44 kt | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 19.34 kt | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 19.75 kt | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 19.81 kt | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 20.16 kt | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 20.49 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 21.43 kt | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 21.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 22.23 kt | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 22.4 kt | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 22.52 kt | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 22.96 kt | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 23.65 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 24.36 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 25.16 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 25.99 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 26.58 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 27.37 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 28.14 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 29.09 kt | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 29.7 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 30.24 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.57 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 31.92 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.67 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.94 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.12 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 33.49 kt | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.6 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.22 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.94 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 33.41 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.7 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.38 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.92 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 35.44 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.43 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 37.63 kt | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 37.66 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.09 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.54 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 39.13 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.72 kt | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.32 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.55 kt | 12.89 kt | 18.3 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.64 kt | 17.93 kt | 19.44 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.96 kt | 19.34 kt | 22.52 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3 kt | 22.96 kt | 29.7 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.27 kt | 30.24 kt | 33.6 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.46 kt | 32.94 kt | 38.09 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.43 kt | 38.54 kt | 40.32 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 40.32 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 40.32 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.89 kt in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for waste — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 13th 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 17.3%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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