AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America
Northern America: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) was -196,584 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions in Northern America stood at -196,584 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Northern America peaked at -196,584 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, -705,593 kt, in 2015.
Northern America ranks 27th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -634,050 kt | — |
| 1991 | -634,050 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -634,050 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -634,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -634,352 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -633,656 kt | -0.1% |
| 1996 | -633,645 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -633,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -633,263 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | -632,849 kt | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -632,484 kt | -0.1% |
| 2001 | -543,132 kt | -14.1% |
| 2002 | -543,051 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -543,030 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -543,013 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -543,150 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -543,300 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -543,488 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -543,603 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -543,634 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -543,605 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -705,401 kt | +29.8% |
| 2012 | -705,424 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -705,523 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -705,572 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -705,593 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -448,787 kt | -36.4% |
| 2017 | -448,772 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -448,359 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -448,086 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -448,023 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -196,641 kt | -56.1% |
| 2022 | -196,584 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -196,584 kt | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +56.1% | -448,023 kt | -196,641 kt |
| 2016 | +36.4% | -705,593 kt | -448,787 kt |
| 2011 | -29.8% | -543,605 kt | -705,401 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -633,770 kt | -634,352 kt | -632,849 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -552,188 kt | -632,484 kt | -543,013 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -586,512 kt | -705,593 kt | -448,086 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -259,458 kt | -448,023 kt | -196,584 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 24 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 25 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26,066 kt compare
- 26 Central African Republic 25,020 kt compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,680 kt compare
- 27 United Kingdom 24,680 kt compare
- 29 Zambia 24,399 kt compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 23,621 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Northern America?
- Afolu — emissions in Northern America was -196,584 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 -196,584 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -705,593 kt in 2015.
- How does Northern America rank for afolu — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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 — Emissions (CO2). 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