Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 38,566 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 38,566 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas peaked at 38,566 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,533 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,533 kt | — |
| 1991 | 31,810 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 32,276 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 32,384 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32,961 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 33,191 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32,763 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 33,063 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 33,774 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 33,604 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 32,834 kt | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 33,203 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 34,422 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 35,335 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 36,259 kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 36,625 kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 36,181 kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 36,676 kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 36,136 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 35,949 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36,975 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35,944 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 36,027 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 35,702 kt | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35,894 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 36,125 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36,574 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 36,790 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36,575 kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 37,327 kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 37,816 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 37,807 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 38,233 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 38,566 kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,736 kt | 31,533 kt | 33,774 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,362 kt | 32,834 kt | 36,676 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,393 kt | 35,702 kt | 37,327 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,106 kt | 37,807 kt | 38,566 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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas was 38,566 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 38,566 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,533 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). 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