AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Americas
Americas: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) was 1.08 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.08 million kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 1.08 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 886,668 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 886,668 kt | — |
| 1991 | 894,371 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 907,405 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 910,359 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 926,448 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 932,892 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 925,117 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 931,290 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 960,504 kt | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 951,710 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 926,196 kt | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 929,775 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 963,713 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 989,436 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million kt | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 999,285 kt | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million kt | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 922,676 kt | 886,668 kt | 960,504 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 990,543 kt | 926,196 kt | 1.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million kt | 999,285 kt | 1.04 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 1.08 million 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 1.08 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 886,668 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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