Waste — Emissions in United States
United States: Waste — Emissions was 36.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in United States stood at 36.1 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in United States peaked at 36.1 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.7 kt, in 1961.
That places United States 5th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.7 kt | — |
| 1962 | 12.2 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 12.7 kt | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 13.4 kt | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 14.1 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 14.8 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 15.4 kt | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 16.1 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 16.6 kt | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 16.3 kt | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 16.6 kt | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 16.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.8 kt | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.5 kt | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 17.3 kt | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 17.4 kt | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.7 kt | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 17.6 kt | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 18 kt | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 18 kt | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.4 kt | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 18.7 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 19.6 kt | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 19.6 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.3 kt | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.5 kt | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 20.6 kt | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 21 kt | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.6 kt | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.2 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 22.9 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.6 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.1 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 25.5 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 26.3 kt | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 27 kt | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 27.5 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 27.8 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1 kt | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29.8 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 30 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.2 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.5 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1 kt | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8 kt | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.4 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 31 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 32 kt | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.9 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.9 kt | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 33.8 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.2 kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 34.6 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1 kt | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.6 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 36.1 kt | +1.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 36.1 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 93.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.11 kt | 11.7 kt | 16.6 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.94 kt | 16.3 kt | 17.7 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.13 kt | 17.6 kt | 20.6 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9 kt | 21 kt | 27 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.36 kt | 27.5 kt | 30.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.96 kt | 29.8 kt | 34.2 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.35 kt | 34.6 kt | 36.1 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- 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 waste — emissions in United States?
- Waste — emissions in United States was 36.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 kt in 1961.
- How does United States rank for waste — emissions?
- United States ranks 5th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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