AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Americas

Americas: AFOLU — Indirect emissions was 407.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
407.99 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
407.99 kt
in 2023
All-time low
319.59 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

01002003004001990200620231990: 320.5 kt1991: 319.6 kt1992: 325.7 kt1993: 324.1 kt1994: 332 kt1995: 332.1 kt1996: 329.2 kt1997: 331 kt1998: 330.9 kt1999: 331.2 kt2000: 334.6 kt2001: 339.6 kt2002: 346 kt2003: 358.5 kt2004: 367.7 kt2005: 371 kt2006: 372.5 kt2007: 373.4 kt2008: 376.7 kt2009: 375.4 kt2010: 375.1 kt2011: 374.8 kt2012: 372.9 kt2013: 377.1 kt2014: 378.4 kt2015: 380.4 kt2016: 386.5 kt2017: 388.1 kt2018: 388.2 kt2019: 391.7 kt2020: 395.4 kt2021: 400.4 kt2022: 404.8 kt2023: 408 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for afolu — indirect emissions in Americas is 407.99 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — indirect emissions in Americas peaked at 407.99 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 319.59 kt, in 1991.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 327.63 kt 319.59 kt 332.06 kt 10
2000s 361.56 kt 334.63 kt 376.71 kt 10
2010s 381.32 kt 372.86 kt 391.69 kt 10
2020s 402.18 kt 395.45 kt 407.99 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 289.18 kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 159.75 kt compare
  3. 3 China 159.23 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 158.48 kt compare
  5. 5 India 133.15 kt compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 62.23 kt compare
  7. 7 Australia and New Zealand 60.65 kt compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — indirect emissions in Americas?
Afolu — indirect emissions in Americas was 407.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 407.99 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 319.59 kt in 1991.
How does Americas rank for afolu — indirect emissions?
Americas ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — indirect emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 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