Agricultural Soils — Emissions in United States
United States: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 526.3 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 526.3 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in United States peaked at 543.31 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 272.38 kt, in 1961.
United States ranks 6th of 260 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 272.38 kt | — |
| 1962 | 284.44 kt | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 301.13 kt | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 310.3 kt | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 327.44 kt | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 341.15 kt | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 361.04 kt | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 368.13 kt | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 376.84 kt | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 389.36 kt | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 405.35 kt | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 411.04 kt | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 433.01 kt | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 434.13 kt | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 467.82 kt | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 476.09 kt | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 465.56 kt | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 463.72 kt | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 477.4 kt | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 483.64 kt | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 491.04 kt | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 463.85 kt | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 452.36 kt | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 486.21 kt | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 475.1 kt | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 453.36 kt | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 446.77 kt | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 432.89 kt | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 450.9 kt | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 483.73 kt | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 472.28 kt | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 487.56 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 489.79 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 506.45 kt | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 497.6 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 513.47 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 513.37 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 514.38 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 509.58 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 499 kt | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 496.29 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 495.15 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 520.6 kt | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 516.16 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 507.22 kt | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 527.36 kt | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 524.58 kt | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 505.09 kt | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 519.64 kt | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 526.93 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 533.16 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 527.47 kt | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 533.8 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 530.24 kt | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 530.21 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 543.31 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 535.09 kt | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 542.99 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 533.38 kt | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 540.55 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 538.89 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 522.77 kt | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 526.3 kt | +0.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 526.3 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.05 kt, 257.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 326.98 kt | 272.38 kt | 376.84 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 442.35 kt | 389.36 kt | 477.4 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 463.61 kt | 432.89 kt | 491.04 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 498.82 kt | 472.28 kt | 514.38 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 511.11 kt | 495.15 kt | 527.36 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 533.66 kt | 526.93 kt | 543.31 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 532.13 kt | 522.77 kt | 540.55 kt | 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 in United States?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in United States was 526.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 543.31 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.38 kt in 1961.
- How does United States rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- United States ranks 6th out of 260 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions 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 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