AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2.73 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.73 million kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 12 groups
All-time high
2.87 million kt
in 1998
All-time low
1.43 million kt
in 2013
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 2.8M kt1991: 2.8M kt1992: 2.8M kt1993: 2.8M kt1994: 2.8M kt1995: 2.8M kt1996: 2.8M kt1997: 2.8M kt1998: 2.9M kt1999: 2.9M kt2000: 2.8M kt2001: 2.2M kt2002: 2.2M kt2003: 2.3M kt2004: 2.3M kt2005: 2.3M kt2006: 2.3M kt2007: 2.4M kt2008: 2.3M kt2009: 2.3M kt2010: 2.4M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.4M kt2013: 1.4M kt2014: 1.4M kt2015: 1.4M kt2016: 2.2M kt2017: 2.3M kt2018: 2.3M kt2019: 2.3M kt2020: 2.3M kt2021: 2.7M kt2022: 2.7M kt2023: 2.7M kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Americas stood at 2.73 million kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 2.87 million kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million kt, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.81 million kt 2.76 million kt 2.87 million kt 10
2000s 2.35 million kt 2.19 million kt 2.82 million kt 10
2010s 1.86 million kt 1.43 million kt 2.37 million kt 10
2020s 2.61 million kt 2.32 million kt 2.73 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 1.50 million kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 1.21 million kt compare
  3. 3 India 662,239 kt compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 621,748 kt compare
  5. 5 Australia and New Zealand 238,347 kt compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 229,755 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 2.73 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 million kt in 1998.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million kt in 2013.
How does Americas rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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