AFOLU — Emissions in United States
United States: AFOLU — Emissions was -338,370 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded -338,370 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in United States peaked at -338,345 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -799,005 kt, in 2010.
United States ranks 253rd of 257 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -738,326 kt | — |
| 1991 | -738,326 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -738,326 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -738,474 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -738,622 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -738,395 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -738,447 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -738,473 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -738,404 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -738,310 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -738,217 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -798,715 kt | +8.2% |
| 2002 | -798,704 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -798,705 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -798,748 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -798,795 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -798,850 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -798,912 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -798,973 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -799,002 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -799,005 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -766,877 kt | -4.0% |
| 2012 | -766,928 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -767,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -767,103 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -767,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -610,186 kt | -20.5% |
| 2017 | -610,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -610,099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -609,960 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -609,967 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -338,345 kt | -44.5% |
| 2022 | -338,370 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -338,370 kt | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions in United States 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 | +44.5% | -609,967 kt | -338,345 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -738,410 kt | -738,622 kt | -738,310 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -792,762 kt | -799,002 kt | -738,217 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -707,457 kt | -799,005 kt | -609,960 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -406,263 kt | -609,967 kt | -338,345 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in United States?
- Afolu — emissions in United States was -338,370 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was -338,345 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -799,005 kt in 2010.
- How does United States rank for afolu — emissions?
- United States ranks 253rd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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