Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 281,211 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 281,211 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 311,403 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 260,502 kt, in 2012.
United States ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 281,211 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 96.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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) — unfccc in United States?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 311,403 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,502 kt in 2012.
- How does United States rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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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