Agrifood systems — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 48,984 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 48,984 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Americas peaked at 48,984 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,555 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,555 kt | — |
| 1991 | 39,956 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40,505 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 40,698 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41,370 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 41,741 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41,464 kt | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 41,935 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 42,696 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 42,586 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 41,881 kt | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 42,326 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 43,386 kt | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 44,344 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 45,305 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 45,854 kt | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45,567 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 46,346 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 46,350 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46,236 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47,269 kt | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 46,486 kt | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 46,545 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 46,019 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 46,183 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46,383 kt | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46,907 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47,151 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46,962 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47,734 kt | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 48,225 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48,200 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48,635 kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 48,984 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,251 kt | 39,555 kt | 42,696 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,759 kt | 41,881 kt | 46,350 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,764 kt | 46,019 kt | 47,734 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,511 kt | 48,200 kt | 48,984 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Americas was 48,984 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 48,984 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,555 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). 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