Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States of America
United States of America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 170,881 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States of America stood at 170,881 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States of America peaked at 175,029 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 153,935 kt, in 1991.
United States of America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 157,718 kt | — |
| 1991 | 153,935 kt | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 158,319 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 158,602 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 163,519 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 161,381 kt | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 166,094 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 165,772 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 165,872 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 164,544 kt | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 162,136 kt | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 161,314 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 161,242 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 167,662 kt | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 167,372 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 165,520 kt | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 171,253 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 170,288 kt | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 164,765 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 167,259 kt | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 169,791 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 172,023 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 169,123 kt | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 170,849 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 169,939 kt | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 169,334 kt | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 173,548 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 172,016 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 174,440 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 171,475 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 175,029 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 174,721 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 170,441 kt | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 170,881 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161,576 kt | 153,935 kt | 166,094 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,881 kt | 161,242 kt | 171,253 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,254 kt | 169,123 kt | 174,440 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,768 kt | 170,441 kt | 175,029 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Argentina 40,665 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 3,160 kt compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 40,094 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 1,958 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,297 kt compare
- 15 Mexico 36,873 kt compare
- 16 Nigeria 29,011 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 990.85 kt compare
- 17 Chad 28,639 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 245.58 kt compare
- 18 France 27,731 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 82.24 kt compare
- 19 Sudan 25,035 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 21.72 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States of America?
- Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States of America was 170,881 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 175,029 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,935 kt in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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