AFOLU — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: AFOLU — Emissions was 576.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions in United States of America is 576.13 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in United States of America peaked at 600.87 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 523.57 kt, in 1991.
United States of America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 538.22 kt | — |
| 1991 | 523.57 kt | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 539.47 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 541.97 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 559.67 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 551.15 kt | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 568.75 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 564.62 kt | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 567.89 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 563.31 kt | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 552.92 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 544.67 kt | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 546.5 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 571.96 kt | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 567.81 kt | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 559.8 kt | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 579.38 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 579.21 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 558.77 kt | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 570.68 kt | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 576.37 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 585.9 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 578.46 kt | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 583.19 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 579.43 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 583.12 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 594.39 kt | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 589.87 kt | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 597.5 kt | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 585.11 kt | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 600.87 kt | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 595.04 kt | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 575.28 kt | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 576.13 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 551.86 kt | 523.57 kt | 568.75 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.17 kt | 544.67 kt | 579.38 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 585.34 kt | 576.37 kt | 597.5 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 586.83 kt | 575.28 kt | 600.87 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Sudan (former) 150.97 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 10.5 kt compare
- 14 Argentina 146.74 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 6.97 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.83 kt compare
- 15 Mexico 131.77 kt compare
- 16 Chad 107.53 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 3.43 kt compare
- 17 Nigeria 104.16 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.8984 kt compare
- 18 France 95.6 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.2545 kt compare
- 19 Sudan 92.83 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.0705 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in United States of America?
- Afolu — emissions in United States of America was 576.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 600.87 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 523.57 kt in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for afolu — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). 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