Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States
United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 4,913 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States stood at 4,913 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States peaked at 4,957 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,316 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 5th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,316 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,394 kt | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,444 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,492 kt | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3,599 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3,590 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,628 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,676 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,723 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,770 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3,796 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,782 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,864 kt | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3,909 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,975 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,005 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,035 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,094 kt | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4,073 kt | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,040 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,071 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,064 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,135 kt | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,174 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,462 kt | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 4,516 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,594 kt | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,665 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,761 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,854 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,957 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,845 kt | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,888 kt | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4,913 kt | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4,913 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.26 kt, 90.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,563 kt | 3,316 kt | 3,770 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,957 kt | 3,782 kt | 4,094 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,430 kt | 4,064 kt | 4,854 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,901 kt | 4,845 kt | 4,957 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 agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States was 4,913 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4,957 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,316 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States ranks 5th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 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