All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 5.18 million kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 5.18 million kt for all sectors with lulucf — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Northern America peaked at 5.94 million kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.73 million kt, in 2020.
That places Northern America 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.75 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 4.74 million kt | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.85 million kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.97 million kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.05 million kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.11 million kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.24 million kt | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.37 million kt | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.42 million kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.52 million kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.73 million kt | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.69 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.74 million kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.81 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.90 million kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.93 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.85 million kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.94 million kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.75 million kt | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.36 million kt | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.49 million kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.20 million kt | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 5.01 million kt | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.11 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.20 million kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.11 million kt | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.25 million kt | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.40 million kt | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.33 million kt | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.73 million kt | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 5.28 million kt | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 5.33 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.18 million kt | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.10 million kt | 4.74 million kt | 5.52 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 million kt | 5.36 million kt | 5.94 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 million kt | 5.01 million kt | 5.49 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 million kt | 4.73 million kt | 5.33 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 OECD 11.17 million kt compare
- 4 India 3.03 million kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 421,997 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 1.37 million kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 377,460 kt compare
- 6 Indonesia 1.30 million kt compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1.04 million kt compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 159,565 kt compare
- 8 Japan 993,199 kt compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 746,317 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Northern America?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions in Northern America was 5.18 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 million kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 million kt in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Emissions (CO2). 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