Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 11,087 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 11,087 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas peaked at 11,087 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,482 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,482 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,677 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 6,801 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 6,919 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,161 kt | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 7,242 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,394 kt | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7,507 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7,634 kt | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 7,826 kt | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 7,998 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8,090 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,214 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8,376 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8,481 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,606 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8,772 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8,984 kt | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9,103 kt | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9,075 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9,243 kt | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,351 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9,596 kt | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9,640 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10,164 kt | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 10,210 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10,287 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10,460 kt | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,708 kt | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 10,824 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,985 kt | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 10,907 kt | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 11,024 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11,087 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,164 kt | 6,482 kt | 7,826 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,570 kt | 7,998 kt | 9,103 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,048 kt | 9,243 kt | 10,824 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,001 kt | 10,907 kt | 11,087 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 5 Russian Federation 2,211 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 949.72 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 1,983 kt compare
- 7 Indonesia 1,970 kt compare
- 8 Japan 1,544 kt compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 357.51 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 286.67 kt compare
- 9 Pakistan 1,535 kt compare
- 10 Germany 1,249 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 170.83 kt compare
- 11 Nigeria 1,207 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 164.81 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 waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas was 11,087 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 11,087 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,482 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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