Americas vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Americas
1.08 million kt
in 2023
United States
215,766 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
United States rank
6th

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • Americas
  • United States
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.08 million kt against 215,766 kt in United States, a difference of 869,094 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 5.0 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas United States Difference Ahead
1990s 922,676 kt 227,928 kt 694,748 kt Americas
2000s 990,543 kt 223,442 kt 767,101 kt Americas
2010s 1.02 million kt 218,956 kt 799,605 kt Americas
2020s 1.07 million kt 220,817 kt 846,986 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Americas or United States?
Americas, at 1.08 million kt against 215,766 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Americas and United States?
869,094 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Americas ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
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