Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 8,824 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
8,824 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
9,308 kt
in 1996
All-time low
8,631 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.9k kt1991: 8.9k kt1992: 9.0k kt1993: 9.0k kt1994: 9.2k kt1995: 9.3k kt1996: 9.3k kt1997: 9.3k kt1998: 9.2k kt1999: 9.2k kt2000: 9.0k kt2001: 9.0k kt2002: 9.1k kt2003: 9.0k kt2004: 9.1k kt2005: 9.2k kt2006: 9.2k kt2007: 9.2k kt2008: 9.2k kt2009: 9.0k kt2010: 9.0k kt2011: 8.8k kt2012: 8.7k kt2013: 8.6k kt2014: 8.6k kt2015: 8.6k kt2016: 8.9k kt2017: 8.9k kt2018: 9.1k kt2019: 9.1k kt2020: 9.1k kt2021: 9.0k kt2022: 8.8k kt2023: 8.8k kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 8,824 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America peaked at 9,308 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8,631 kt, in 2015.

Northern America ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,856 kt
1991 8,879 kt +0.3%
1992 9,016 kt +1.6%
1993 9,025 kt +0.1%
1994 9,216 kt +2.1%
1995 9,296 kt +0.9%
1996 9,308 kt +0.1%
1997 9,272 kt -0.4%
1998 9,234 kt -0.4%
1999 9,161 kt -0.8%
2000 9,038 kt -1.3%
2001 9,035 kt -0.0%
2002 9,099 kt +0.7%
2003 9,048 kt -0.6%
2004 9,135 kt +1.0%
2005 9,196 kt +0.7%
2006 9,189 kt -0.1%
2007 9,165 kt -0.3%
2008 9,183 kt +0.2%
2009 9,022 kt -1.7%
2010 9,031 kt +0.1%
2011 8,838 kt -2.1%
2012 8,746 kt -1.0%
2013 8,640 kt -1.2%
2014 8,637 kt -0.0%
2015 8,631 kt -0.1%
2016 8,872 kt +2.8%
2017 8,919 kt +0.5%
2018 9,061 kt +1.6%
2019 9,072 kt +0.1%
2020 9,075 kt +0.0%
2021 8,961 kt -1.3%
2022 8,810 kt -1.7%
2023 8,824 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,126 kt 8,856 kt 9,308 kt 10
2000s 9,111 kt 9,022 kt 9,196 kt 10
2010s 8,845 kt 8,631 kt 9,072 kt 10
2020s 8,918 kt 8,810 kt 9,075 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 13 Mexico 2,535 kt compare
  2. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 146.91 kt compare
  3. 14 Bangladesh 2,455 kt compare
  4. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 131.95 kt compare
  5. 15 Chad 2,423 kt compare
  6. 15 Melanesia 73.59 kt compare
  7. 16 Thailand 2,211 kt compare
  8. 16 Timor-Leste 31.79 kt compare
  9. 17 Nigeria 2,057 kt compare
  10. 17 Republic of Moldova 19.33 kt compare
  11. 18 Philippines 2,011 kt compare
  12. 18 Polynesia 8.34 kt compare
  13. 19 Russian Federation 2,006 kt compare
  14. 19 Micronesia 2.22 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America was 8,824 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 9,308 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,631 kt in 2015.
How does Northern America rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
Northern America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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