Agrifood systems — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 2,149 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 2,149 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Americas peaked at 2,149 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,555 kt, in 1991.
Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,620 kt | 1,555 kt | 1,686 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,805 kt | 1,645 kt | 1,945 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,977 kt | 1,933 kt | 2,064 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,142 kt | 2,134 kt | 2,149 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 2,203 kt compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 1,322 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,313 kt compare
- 4 India 870.83 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 683.55 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 387.51 kt compare
- 7 Australia 342.64 kt compare
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 agrifood systems — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Americas was 2,149 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 2,149 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,555 kt in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 (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