All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Americas
Americas: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 10.96 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Americas is 10.96 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Americas peaked at 14.44 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.23 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Americas ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.26 t CO2eq/cap | 14.16 t CO2eq/cap | 14.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.12 t CO2eq/cap | 12.1 t CO2eq/cap | 14.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10.72 t CO2eq/cap | 12.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10.23 t CO2eq/cap | 11.11 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 Kuwait 36.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 3 Bahrain 36.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 36.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Mongolia 35.84 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 31.33 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 31.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 27.74 t CO2eq/cap 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 all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Americas?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita in Americas was 10.96 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.44 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.