All sectors without LULUCF β€” Emissions per capita in Northern America

Northern America: All sectors without LULUCF β€” Emissions per capita was 17.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
17.72 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
24.76 t CO2eq/cap
in 2000
All-time low
17.23 t CO2eq/cap
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF β€” Emissions per capita in Northern America, 1990–2023

05101520251990200620231990: 23.9 t CO2eq/cap1991: 23.6 t CO2eq/cap1992: 23.7 t CO2eq/cap1993: 23.9 t CO2eq/cap1994: 24 t CO2eq/cap1995: 23.9 t CO2eq/cap1996: 24.2 t CO2eq/cap1997: 24.4 t CO2eq/cap1998: 24.3 t CO2eq/cap1999: 24.3 t CO2eq/cap2000: 24.8 t CO2eq/cap2001: 24 t CO2eq/cap2002: 23.9 t CO2eq/cap2003: 23.8 t CO2eq/cap2004: 23.9 t CO2eq/cap2005: 23.8 t CO2eq/cap2006: 23.4 t CO2eq/cap2007: 23.5 t CO2eq/cap2008: 22.7 t CO2eq/cap2009: 21.1 t CO2eq/cap2010: 21.3 t CO2eq/cap2011: 20.8 t CO2eq/cap2012: 20 t CO2eq/cap2013: 20.1 t CO2eq/cap2014: 20.2 t CO2eq/cap2015: 19.7 t CO2eq/cap2016: 19.2 t CO2eq/cap2017: 19 t CO2eq/cap2018: 19.3 t CO2eq/cap2019: 19 t CO2eq/cap2020: 17.2 t CO2eq/cap2021: 18.1 t CO2eq/cap2022: 18.2 t CO2eq/cap2023: 17.7 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 17.72 t CO2eq/cap for all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita in 2023.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita in Northern America peaked at 24.76 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.23 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.03 t CO2eq/cap 23.57 t CO2eq/cap 24.38 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 23.48 t CO2eq/cap 21.13 t CO2eq/cap 24.76 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 19.86 t CO2eq/cap 19.01 t CO2eq/cap 21.3 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 17.79 t CO2eq/cap 17.23 t CO2eq/cap 18.16 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 1 Qatar 55.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 2 Kuwait 36.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 3 Bahrain, Kingdom of 36.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 4 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 10.5 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 4 Trinidad and Tobago 36.06 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 243 places β†’

More climate change data for Northern America

All data for Northern America β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita in Northern America?
All sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita in Northern America was 17.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 24.76 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 17.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita?
Northern America ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf β€” emissions per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 without LULUCF β€” Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF β€” Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.