Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) (Agrifood N2O) in Americas
Americas: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) (Agrifood N2O) was 41.84 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 41.84 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas peaked at 41.84 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.46 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) (Agrifood N2O) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.46 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25.2 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 25.67 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.11 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.02 kt | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 27.33 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27.9 kt | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 28.33 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 28.81 kt | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 29.53 kt | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.18 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 30.53 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.61 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 32 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.48 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.1 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.9 kt | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 34.35 kt | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.25 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.88 kt | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 35.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 36.21 kt | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.38 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.36 kt | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 38.53 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.82 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.47 kt | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.41 kt | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 40.85 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.45 kt | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 41.16 kt | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.6 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 41.84 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.04 kt | 24.46 kt | 29.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.34 kt | 30.18 kt | 34.35 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.92 kt | 34.88 kt | 40.85 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.51 kt | 41.16 kt | 41.84 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 waste disposal — emissions in Americas?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Americas was 41.84 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 41.84 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.46 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.