All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in Northern America

Northern America: All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions was 506.24 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
506.24 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
14th
of 32 groups
All-time high
518.73 kt
in 2020
All-time low
432.99 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

02004006001990200620231990: 443.3 kt1991: 433 kt1992: 447 kt1993: 450.1 kt1994: 464.7 kt1995: 461.4 kt1996: 478.6 kt1997: 476.4 kt1998: 476.3 kt1999: 473.6 kt2000: 463.2 kt2001: 459.6 kt2002: 458.7 kt2003: 480.3 kt2004: 477.2 kt2005: 474.6 kt2006: 483.1 kt2007: 491.3 kt2008: 475.2 kt2009: 483.5 kt2010: 489.4 kt2011: 500.1 kt2012: 500.6 kt2013: 503.3 kt2014: 499 kt2015: 499.5 kt2016: 510.3 kt2017: 504.2 kt2018: 515.7 kt2019: 505.3 kt2020: 518.7 kt2021: 510.8 kt2022: 499.4 kt2023: 506.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in Northern America stood at 506.24 kt.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in Northern America peaked at 518.73 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 432.99 kt, in 1991.

That places Northern America 14th 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.

All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 443.34 kt
1991 432.99 kt -2.3%
1992 447.03 kt +3.2%
1993 450.05 kt +0.7%
1994 464.69 kt +3.3%
1995 461.38 kt -0.7%
1996 478.61 kt +3.7%
1997 476.43 kt -0.5%
1998 476.29 kt -0.0%
1999 473.57 kt -0.6%
2000 463.25 kt -2.2%
2001 459.6 kt -0.8%
2002 458.7 kt -0.2%
2003 480.27 kt +4.7%
2004 477.16 kt -0.6%
2005 474.59 kt -0.5%
2006 483.1 kt +1.8%
2007 491.3 kt +1.7%
2008 475.17 kt -3.3%
2009 483.46 kt +1.7%
2010 489.38 kt +1.2%
2011 500.11 kt +2.2%
2012 500.59 kt +0.1%
2013 503.29 kt +0.5%
2014 499.02 kt -0.8%
2015 499.48 kt +0.1%
2016 510.32 kt +2.2%
2017 504.18 kt -1.2%
2018 515.7 kt +2.3%
2019 505.32 kt -2.0%
2020 518.73 kt +2.7%
2021 510.85 kt -1.5%
2022 499.4 kt -2.2%
2023 506.24 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 460.44 kt 432.99 kt 478.61 kt 10
2000s 474.66 kt 458.7 kt 491.3 kt 10
2010s 502.74 kt 489.38 kt 515.7 kt 10
2020s 508.81 kt 499.4 kt 518.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Argentina 113.21 kt compare
  2. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.56 kt compare
  3. 12 Russian Federation 102.67 kt compare
  4. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 7.74 kt compare
  5. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.19 kt compare
  6. 13 Mexico 99.89 kt compare
  7. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.6 kt compare
  8. 14 Sudan (former) 83.08 kt compare
  9. 15 Canada 81.4 kt compare
  10. 15 Republic of Moldova 2.48 kt compare
  11. 16 Chad 77.91 kt compare
  12. 16 Melanesia 1.91 kt compare
  13. 17 Nigeria 76.04 kt compare
  14. 17 Timor-Leste 0.7016 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in Northern America?
All sectors with lulucf — direct emissions in Northern America was 506.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 518.73 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 432.99 kt in 1991.
How does Northern America rank for all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — direct emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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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