Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 59,788 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 59,788 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 59,788 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40,589 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,555 kt | 40,589 kt | 46,422 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,574 kt | 47,004 kt | 52,089 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,602 kt | 52,689 kt | 58,447 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,280 kt | 58,909 kt | 59,788 kt | 4 |
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 domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 59,788 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 59,788 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,589 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.