Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America

Northern America: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 70,553 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
70,553 kt
Rank
17th
of 32 groups
All-time high
80,697 kt
in 1975
All-time low
61,375 kt
in 2014
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1961–2050

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2050, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America stood at 70,553 kt.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 80,697 kt in 1975 and was at its lowest, 61,375 kt, in 2014.

That places Northern America 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 63,822 kt
1962 65,108 kt +2.0%
1963 66,968 kt +2.9%
1964 68,653 kt +2.5%
1965 69,389 kt +1.1%
1966 68,998 kt -0.6%
1967 69,372 kt +0.5%
1968 69,333 kt -0.1%
1969 69,600 kt +0.4%
1970 70,855 kt +1.8%
1971 72,608 kt +2.5%
1972 74,125 kt +2.1%
1973 75,781 kt +2.2%
1974 78,968 kt +4.2%
1975 80,697 kt +2.2%
1976 78,702 kt -2.5%
1977 76,234 kt -3.1%
1978 73,105 kt -4.1%
1979 70,961 kt -2.9%
1980 71,744 kt +1.1%
1981 73,272 kt +2.1%
1982 73,434 kt +0.2%
1983 72,902 kt -0.7%
1984 72,149 kt -1.0%
1985 70,415 kt -2.4%
1986 68,504 kt -2.7%
1987 67,394 kt -1.6%
1988 66,553 kt -1.2%
1989 65,689 kt -1.3%
1990 65,732 kt +0.1%
1991 62,638 kt -4.7%
1992 63,603 kt +1.5%
1993 64,457 kt +1.3%
1994 65,616 kt +1.8%
1995 66,900 kt +2.0%
1996 67,674 kt +1.2%
1997 67,040 kt -0.9%
1998 66,187 kt -1.3%
1999 65,778 kt -0.6%
2000 65,456 kt -0.5%
2001 65,458 kt +0.0%
2002 65,490 kt +0.0%
2003 65,265 kt -0.3%
2004 65,738 kt +0.7%
2005 66,104 kt +0.6%
2006 66,850 kt +1.1%
2007 66,638 kt -0.3%
2008 66,470 kt -0.3%
2009 64,939 kt -2.3%
2010 64,448 kt -0.8%
2011 63,620 kt -1.3%
2012 62,734 kt -1.4%
2013 62,105 kt -1.0%
2014 61,375 kt -1.2%
2015 61,525 kt +0.2%
2016 62,986 kt +2.4%
2017 63,932 kt +1.5%
2018 64,443 kt +0.8%
2019 64,809 kt +0.6%
2020 64,180 kt -1.0%
2021 63,860 kt -0.5%
2022 62,971 kt -1.4%
2023 61,516 kt -2.3%
2030 70,561 kt +14.7%
2050 70,553 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67,916 kt 63,822 kt 69,600 kt 9
1970s 75,204 kt 70,855 kt 80,697 kt 10
1980s 70,206 kt 65,689 kt 73,434 kt 10
1990s 65,563 kt 62,638 kt 67,674 kt 10
2000s 65,841 kt 64,939 kt 66,850 kt 10
2010s 63,198 kt 61,375 kt 64,809 kt 10
2020s 63,132 kt 61,516 kt 64,180 kt 4
2030s 70,561 kt 70,561 kt 70,561 kt 1
2050s 70,553 kt 70,553 kt 70,553 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,650 kt compare
  2. 14 Nigeria 24,814 kt compare
  3. 15 Indonesia 23,775 kt compare
  4. 15 Melanesia 1,051 kt compare
  5. 16 Republic of Moldova 470.72 kt compare
  6. 16 Sudan 21,634 kt compare
  7. 17 Colombia 19,540 kt compare
  8. 17 Timor-Leste 229.94 kt compare
  9. 18 Russian Federation 18,247 kt compare
  10. 18 Polynesia 115.22 kt compare
  11. 19 Ethiopia PDR 18,117 kt compare
  12. 19 Micronesia 32.28 kt compare
  13. 20 Kenya 16,186 kt compare
  14. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 24.25 kt compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 70,553 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 80,697 kt in 1975.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 61,375 kt in 2014.
How does Northern America rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Northern America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 14,675 data points, 1961–2050
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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