Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 281,211 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
281,211 kt
Change on year
down 8.4%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
311,403 kt
in 2014
All-time low
260,502 kt
in 2012
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200520201990: 281.0k kt1991: 271.0k kt1992: 269.0k kt1993: 290.0k kt1994: 273.4k kt1995: 278.6k kt1996: 286.8k kt1997: 278.7k kt1998: 282.1k kt1999: 274.9k kt2000: 262.2k kt2001: 281.9k kt2002: 279.9k kt2003: 281.0k kt2004: 292.4k kt2005: 279.1k kt2006: 274.9k kt2007: 284.6k kt2008: 281.5k kt2009: 285.7k kt2010: 289.0k kt2011: 277.9k kt2012: 260.5k kt2013: 302.8k kt2014: 311.4k kt2015: 310.5k kt2016: 294.2k kt2017: 291.9k kt2018: 301.4k kt2019: 307.0k kt2020: 281.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America stood at 281,211 kt.

That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at 311,403 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 260,502 kt, in 2012.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 281,030 kt
1991 271,038 kt -3.6%
1992 269,041 kt -0.7%
1993 290,014 kt +7.8%
1994 273,409 kt -5.7%
1995 278,638 kt +1.9%
1996 286,794 kt +2.9%
1997 278,656 kt -2.8%
1998 282,059 kt +1.2%
1999 274,918 kt -2.5%
2000 262,216 kt -4.6%
2001 281,935 kt +7.5%
2002 279,851 kt -0.7%
2003 280,953 kt +0.4%
2004 292,431 kt +4.1%
2005 279,070 kt -4.6%
2006 274,891 kt -1.5%
2007 284,552 kt +3.5%
2008 281,491 kt -1.1%
2009 285,657 kt +1.5%
2010 289,040 kt +1.2%
2011 277,866 kt -3.9%
2012 260,502 kt -6.2%
2013 302,762 kt +16.2%
2014 311,403 kt +2.9%
2015 310,515 kt -0.3%
2016 294,212 kt -5.3%
2017 291,909 kt -0.8%
2018 301,365 kt +3.2%
2019 307,035 kt +1.9%
2020 281,211 kt -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 278,560 kt 269,041 kt 290,014 kt 10
2000s 280,305 kt 262,216 kt 292,431 kt 10
2010s 294,661 kt 260,502 kt 311,403 kt 10
2020s 281,211 kt 281,211 kt 281,211 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Brazil 129,996 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 24,356 kt compare
  3. 2 Argentina 58,683 kt compare
  4. 2 Republic of Moldova 970.59 kt compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 943.4 kt compare
  6. 3 Russian Federation 55,976 kt compare
  7. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 283.55 kt compare
  8. 4 Ukraine 28,319 kt compare
  9. 5 France 26,010 kt compare
  10. 6 Canada 18,320 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States of America was 281,211 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 311,403 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 260,502 kt in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,793 data points, 1990–2020
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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