Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Retail in United States
United States: Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Retail was 21.16 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Retail in United States, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
The most recent figure for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail in United States is 21.16, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail in United States peaked at 22 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.16, in 1990.
United States ranks 4th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Retail in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.16 | — |
| 1991 | 7.29 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 7.54 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 7.98 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.46 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.18 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 11.64 | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 12.66 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 13.57 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.89 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 16.62 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 17.02 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 18.31 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 18.17 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.57 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 20.27 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 19.81 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 22 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 21.97 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.04 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 21.58 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.97 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.64 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.16 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.53 | 7.16 | 13.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.86 | 14.89 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.53 | 21.04 | 21.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Malta 39.96 compare
- 2 Singapore 38.04 compare
- 3 Japan 25.15 compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 21.12 compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 20.11 compare
- 7 Switzerland 19.75 compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail in United States?
- Food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail in United States was 21.16 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2008.
- What is the lowest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail?
- United States ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - retail rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Retail. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food GHG emissions disaggregated by system stage are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).