Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Americas
Americas: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 1,399 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1,399 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Americas peaked at 1,399 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 534.96 kt, in 1961.
Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 534.96 kt | — |
| 1962 | 553.78 kt | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 573.6 kt | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 592.07 kt | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 619.24 kt | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 642.93 kt | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 669.51 kt | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 682.63 kt | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 693.62 kt | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 711.89 kt | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 735.17 kt | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 755.51 kt | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 787.26 kt | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 802.8 kt | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 844.73 kt | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 876.53 kt | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 886.13 kt | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 880.88 kt | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 897.34 kt | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 925.12 kt | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 941.8 kt | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 926.36 kt | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 916.22 kt | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 958.88 kt | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 956.32 kt | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 950.54 kt | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 952.56 kt | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 944.7 kt | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 972.63 kt | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 981.7 kt | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 977.58 kt | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 999.84 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,008 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,035 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1,034 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,048 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,058 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,063 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,064 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,066 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,080 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,095 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,153 kt | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1,171 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,170 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,185 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,213 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,195 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,191 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,224 kt | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,260 kt | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,253 kt | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,276 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,285 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,269 kt | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,296 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,317 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,325 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,332 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,377 kt | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,397 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,390 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,399 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 618.04 kt | 534.96 kt | 693.62 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 817.82 kt | 711.89 kt | 897.34 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 944.51 kt | 916.22 kt | 972.63 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,027 kt | 977.58 kt | 1,064 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,152 kt | 1,066 kt | 1,213 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,284 kt | 1,224 kt | 1,332 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,391 kt | 1,377 kt | 1,399 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Americas?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Americas was 1,399 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,399 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 534.96 kt in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct 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