AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Americas
Americas: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 2.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Americas is 2.62 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Americas peaked at 3.82 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.47 t CO2eq/cap, in 2014.
That places Americas 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Americas, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.77 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.73 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.67 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.62 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.56 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.52 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.47 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.64 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.65 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.64 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.53 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.49 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 2.61 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +53.7% | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -40.2% | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.64 t CO2eq/cap | 3.47 t CO2eq/cap | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2.49 t CO2eq/cap | 3.38 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 t CO2eq/cap | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | 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 per capita in Americas?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Americas was 2.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.