AFOLU — Direct emissions in United States of America
United States of America: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 424.83 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — direct emissions in United States of America stood at 424.83 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in United States of America peaked at 439.24 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 383.13 kt, in 1991.
That places United States of America 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 394.71 kt | — |
| 1991 | 383.13 kt | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 395.99 kt | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 397.38 kt | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 411.84 kt | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 404.92 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 417.88 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 417.5 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 417.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 413.65 kt | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 405.43 kt | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 402.95 kt | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 401.61 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 421.04 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 417.78 kt | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 410.89 kt | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 426.45 kt | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 424.95 kt | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 410.38 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 420.74 kt | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 425.86 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 429.95 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 424.84 kt | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 429.98 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 427.11 kt | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 427.29 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 439.08 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 433.01 kt | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 439.24 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 431.77 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 437.13 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 435.88 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 422.65 kt | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 424.83 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405.48 kt | 383.13 kt | 417.88 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 414.22 kt | 401.61 kt | 426.45 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 430.81 kt | 424.84 kt | 439.24 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 430.13 kt | 422.65 kt | 437.13 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 12 Russian Federation 102.67 kt compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 7.74 kt compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.19 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 99.89 kt compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.6 kt compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 83.08 kt compare
- 15 Canada 81.4 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.48 kt compare
- 16 Chad 77.91 kt compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.91 kt compare
- 17 Nigeria 76.04 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.7016 kt compare
- 18 France 68.49 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.1968 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in United States of America?
- Afolu — direct emissions in United States of America was 424.83 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 439.24 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 383.13 kt in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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