Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 653.59 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 653.59 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Northern America peaked at 667.82 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 297.22 kt, in 1961.
That places Northern America 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 297.22 kt | — |
| 1962 | 312.7 kt | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 331.46 kt | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 340.58 kt | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 360.09 kt | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 376.15 kt | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 394.94 kt | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 401.19 kt | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 410.3 kt | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 421.64 kt | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 441.93 kt | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 448.7 kt | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 473.89 kt | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 475.11 kt | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 511.69 kt | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 522.21 kt | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 513.36 kt | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 511.9 kt | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 523.61 kt | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 533.73 kt | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 543.95 kt | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 519.46 kt | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 510.25 kt | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 544.44 kt | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 531.8 kt | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 509.81 kt | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 502.52 kt | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 484.97 kt | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 506.82 kt | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 566.51 kt | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 556.68 kt | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 573.32 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 577.68 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 594.55 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 590.38 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 611.43 kt | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 609.19 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 609.85 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 607.07 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 593.9 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 589.64 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 589.17 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 617.37 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 612.63 kt | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 609.19 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 620.06 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 630.33 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 608.81 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 621.08 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 629.7 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 644.93 kt | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 646.54 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 649.38 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 644.3 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 644.8 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 656.59 kt | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 648.36 kt | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 663.35 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 649.94 kt | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 667.82 kt | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 657.71 kt | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 643.7 kt | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 653.59 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358.29 kt | 297.22 kt | 410.3 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 484.4 kt | 421.64 kt | 523.61 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 518.77 kt | 484.97 kt | 544.44 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 589.67 kt | 556.68 kt | 611.43 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 609.22 kt | 589.17 kt | 630.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.79 kt | 629.7 kt | 663.35 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 655.71 kt | 643.7 kt | 667.82 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 11 Australia 161.56 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 158.2 kt compare
- 13 Argentina 141.18 kt compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.39 kt compare
- 14 Canada 127.29 kt compare
- 15 Mexico 119.67 kt compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 106.57 kt compare
- 17 Chad 99.95 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.5915 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions in Northern America?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in Northern America was 653.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 667.82 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.22 kt in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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