AFOLU — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: AFOLU — Emissions was 9,006 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
9,006 kt
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
9,540 kt
in 1998
All-time low
8,618 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.9k kt1991: 8.9k kt1992: 9.1k kt1993: 9.1k kt1994: 9.3k kt1995: 9.4k kt1996: 9.5k kt1997: 9.4k kt1998: 9.5k kt1999: 9.3k kt2000: 9.2k kt2001: 9.0k kt2002: 9.1k kt2003: 9.0k kt2004: 9.1k kt2005: 9.1k kt2006: 9.1k kt2007: 9.1k kt2008: 9.2k kt2009: 9.0k kt2010: 9.0k kt2011: 8.8k kt2012: 8.7k kt2013: 8.6k kt2014: 8.6k kt2015: 8.7k kt2016: 8.8k kt2017: 8.9k kt2018: 9.1k kt2019: 9.0k kt2020: 9.1k kt2021: 9.0k kt2022: 8.8k kt2023: 9.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 9,006 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Northern America peaked at 9,540 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,618 kt, in 2014.

Northern America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

AFOLU — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,928 kt
1991 8,950 kt +0.2%
1992 9,087 kt +1.5%
1993 9,095 kt +0.1%
1994 9,285 kt +2.1%
1995 9,365 kt +0.9%
1996 9,495 kt +1.4%
1997 9,351 kt -1.5%
1998 9,540 kt +2.0%
1999 9,328 kt -2.2%
2000 9,158 kt -1.8%
2001 9,027 kt -1.4%
2002 9,064 kt +0.4%
2003 9,023 kt -0.4%
2004 9,095 kt +0.8%
2005 9,139 kt +0.5%
2006 9,147 kt +0.1%
2007 9,136 kt -0.1%
2008 9,159 kt +0.3%
2009 8,982 kt -1.9%
2010 8,999 kt +0.2%
2011 8,814 kt -2.1%
2012 8,728 kt -1.0%
2013 8,625 kt -1.2%
2014 8,618 kt -0.1%
2015 8,664 kt +0.5%
2016 8,840 kt +2.0%
2017 8,907 kt +0.8%
2018 9,084 kt +2.0%
2019 9,004 kt -0.9%
2020 9,067 kt +0.7%
2021 8,997 kt -0.8%
2022 8,751 kt -2.7%
2023 9,006 kt +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,243 kt 8,928 kt 9,540 kt 10
2000s 9,093 kt 8,982 kt 9,159 kt 10
2010s 8,828 kt 8,618 kt 9,084 kt 10
2020s 8,955 kt 8,751 kt 9,067 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 13 Mexico 2,545 kt compare
  2. 14 Bangladesh 2,452 kt compare
  3. 15 Chad 2,423 kt compare
  4. 16 Thailand 2,227 kt compare
  5. 17 Nigeria 2,057 kt compare
  6. 18 Myanmar 2,024 kt compare
  7. 19 Philippines 2,008 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Northern America?
Afolu — emissions in Northern America was 9,006 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 9,540 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,618 kt in 2014.
How does Northern America rank for afolu — emissions?
Northern America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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