Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 42.8 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 42.8 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 42.8 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.66 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.66 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.73 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.7 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 41.2 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 41.28 kt | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.35 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.56 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 41.85 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.12 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.26 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.28 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 42.42 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 42.36 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.29 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.21 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.16 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.15 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.18 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.21 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.22 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.22 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.23 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.23 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.33 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.57 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.65 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.71 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.8 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.06 kt | 40.66 kt | 41.85 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.25 kt | 42.12 kt | 42.42 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.31 kt | 42.18 kt | 42.65 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.77 kt | 42.71 kt | 42.8 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 42.8 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 42.8 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.66 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Americas ranks 7th 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 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (N2O). 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.