AFOLU — Emissions in Americas
Americas: AFOLU — Emissions was 38,745 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 38,745 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Americas peaked at 38,745 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,667 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 5th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,667 kt | — |
| 1991 | 31,942 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 32,407 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 32,513 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33,087 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 33,318 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 33,040 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 33,260 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 34,304 kt | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 33,990 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33,078 kt | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 33,206 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 34,418 kt | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 35,337 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 36,216 kt | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 36,599 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36,146 kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 36,708 kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36,148 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 35,909 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 36,976 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 35,933 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 36,013 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 35,689 kt | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35,837 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36,147 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 36,520 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 36,794 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36,563 kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 37,301 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 37,816 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 37,828 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38,154 kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 38,745 kt | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,953 kt | 31,667 kt | 34,304 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,377 kt | 33,078 kt | 36,708 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,377 kt | 35,689 kt | 37,301 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,136 kt | 37,816 kt | 38,745 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Americas?
- Afolu — emissions in Americas was 38,745 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 38,745 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,667 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for afolu — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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