AFOLU — Emissions Share in United States
United States: AFOLU — Emissions Share was -7.62 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions Share in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions share in United States is -7.62 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in United States peaked at -7.36 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, -17.63 %, in 1991.
That places United States 194th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -17.62 % | — |
| 1991 | -17.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | -17.24 % | -2.2% |
| 1993 | -16.79 % | -2.6% |
| 1994 | -16.52 % | -1.6% |
| 1995 | -16.36 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | -15.94 % | -2.6% |
| 1997 | -15.56 % | -2.4% |
| 1998 | -15.42 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | -15.14 % | -1.8% |
| 2000 | -14.56 % | -3.8% |
| 2001 | -16.34 % | +12.2% |
| 2002 | -16.15 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | -16.05 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | -15.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | -15.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | -15.98 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -15.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | -16.27 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | -17.56 % | +7.9% |
| 2010 | -17.03 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | -16.69 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | -17.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -17.04 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | -16.79 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | -17.13 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | -13.57 % | -20.8% |
| 2017 | -13.68 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -13.25 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | -13.44 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | -15.25 % | +13.5% |
| 2021 | -7.44 % | -51.2% |
| 2022 | -7.36 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | -7.62 % | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share 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 | +51.2% | -15.25 % | -7.44 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16.42 % | -17.63 % | -15.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.01 % | -17.56 % | -14.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.6 % | -17.4 % | -13.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.42 % | -15.25 % | -7.36 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 191 China -7.09 % compare
- 192 China, mainland -7.28 % compare
- 193 Azerbaijan -7.37 % compare
- 195 Armenia -7.7 % compare
- 196 Republic of Korea -7.78 % compare
- 197 Austria -9.16 % compare
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 share in United States?
- Afolu — emissions share in United States was -7.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was -7.36 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.63 % in 1991.
- How does United States rank for afolu — emissions share?
- United States ranks 194th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.