Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0152 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States is 0.0152 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0157 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
United States ranks 96th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.014 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.014 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0152 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0142 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0152 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.