Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 77,716 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas is 77,716 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 77,716 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73,152 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73,152 kt | — |
| 1991 | 73,152 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73,152 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 73,642 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73,509 kt | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 74,447 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 74,700 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 74,824 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 75,157 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75,806 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 76,214 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 76,265 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76,330 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76,343 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77,057 kt | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76,917 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 76,790 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 76,607 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76,500 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 76,487 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76,516 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76,490 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76,470 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 76,560 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76,540 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 76,547 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76,685 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77,098 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77,312 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77,425 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77,518 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77,716 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77,716 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77,716 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,154 kt | 73,152 kt | 75,806 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,549 kt | 76,214 kt | 77,057 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,670 kt | 76,470 kt | 77,312 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,618 kt | 77,425 kt | 77,716 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
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 cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas was 77,716 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 77,716 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,152 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.