AFOLU — Direct emissions in Northern America
Northern America: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 506.24 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — direct emissions in Northern America stood at 506.24 kt.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Northern America peaked at 518.73 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 432.99 kt, in 1991.
Northern America ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 443.34 kt | — |
| 1991 | 432.99 kt | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 447.03 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 450.05 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 464.69 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 461.38 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 478.61 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 476.43 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 476.29 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 473.57 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 463.25 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 459.6 kt | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 458.7 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 480.27 kt | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 477.16 kt | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 474.59 kt | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 483.1 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 491.3 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 475.17 kt | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 483.46 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 489.38 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 500.11 kt | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 500.59 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 503.29 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 499.02 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 499.48 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 510.32 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 504.18 kt | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 515.7 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 505.32 kt | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 518.73 kt | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 510.85 kt | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 499.4 kt | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 506.24 kt | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 460.44 kt | 432.99 kt | 478.61 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 474.66 kt | 458.7 kt | 491.3 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 502.74 kt | 489.38 kt | 515.7 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 508.81 kt | 499.4 kt | 518.73 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 afolu — direct emissions in Northern America?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Northern America was 506.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 518.73 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 432.99 kt in 1991.
- How does Northern America rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 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