Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 1,832 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1,832 kt for agricultural soils — 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 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 1,832 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 679.27 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 — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 679.27 kt | — |
| 1962 | 703.11 kt | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 728.34 kt | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 751.57 kt | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 786.03 kt | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 816.3 kt | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 850.26 kt | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 866.83 kt | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 881.19 kt | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 904.75 kt | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 933.72 kt | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 959.19 kt | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 999.23 kt | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1,018 kt | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,071 kt | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1,112 kt | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,124 kt | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,118 kt | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,140 kt | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,176 kt | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1,195 kt | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,174 kt | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,163 kt | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,217 kt | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 1,214 kt | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,207 kt | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,210 kt | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,200 kt | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,235 kt | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,302 kt | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1,296 kt | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,323 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,335 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,368 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,368 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,384 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,398 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,404 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,406 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,409 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,426 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,446 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,519 kt | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,541 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,539 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,559 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,595 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,570 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,566 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,609 kt | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,657 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,648 kt | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,677 kt | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,688 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,666 kt | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,700 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,726 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,738 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,747 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,805 kt | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,831 kt | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,821 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,832 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 784.77 kt | 679.27 kt | 881.19 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,038 kt | 904.75 kt | 1,140 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,199 kt | 1,163 kt | 1,235 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,358 kt | 1,296 kt | 1,406 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,517 kt | 1,409 kt | 1,595 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,686 kt | 1,609 kt | 1,747 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,822 kt | 1,805 kt | 1,832 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 — emissions in Americas?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in Americas was 1,832 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,832 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 679.27 kt in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 — 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