Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,863 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 5,863 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 5,863 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,766 kt, in 1994.
That places United States 7th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,781 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,774 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,766 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5,805 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,804 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,806 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,813 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,823 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,841 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,845 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,848 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,850 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,849 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,846 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,845 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,844 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,844 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,845 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,848 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,850 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,849 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,842 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,838 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,827 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,829 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,852 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,858 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,859 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,862 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,863 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,863 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5,863 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8 kt, 1541.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,793 kt | 5,766 kt | 5,823 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,846 kt | 5,841 kt | 5,850 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,843 kt | 5,827 kt | 5,858 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,862 kt | 5,859 kt | 5,863 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United States?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 5,863 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5,863 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,766 kt in 1994.
- How does United States rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 7th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf