AFOLU — Direct emissions in Americas
Americas: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 1,472 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — direct emissions in Americas stood at 1,472 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Americas peaked at 1,472 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,038 kt, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,090 kt | 1,038 kt | 1,126 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,217 kt | 1,129 kt | 1,280 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,353 kt | 1,292 kt | 1,404 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,464 kt | 1,448 kt | 1,472 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in Americas?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Americas was 1,472 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,472 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,038 kt in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct 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