Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 2.09 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.09 million kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
3.12 million kt
in 1997
All-time low
1.66 million kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 3.1M kt1991: 3.1M kt1992: 3.1M kt1993: 3.1M kt1994: 3.1M kt1995: 3.1M kt1996: 3.1M kt1997: 3.1M kt1998: 3.1M kt1999: 3.1M kt2000: 3.1M kt2001: 2.2M kt2002: 2.3M kt2003: 2.3M kt2004: 2.3M kt2005: 2.3M kt2006: 2.3M kt2007: 2.3M kt2008: 2.3M kt2009: 2.3M kt2010: 2.3M kt2011: 1.7M kt2012: 1.7M kt2013: 1.7M kt2014: 1.7M kt2015: 1.7M kt2016: 1.9M kt2017: 1.9M kt2018: 1.9M kt2019: 1.9M kt2020: 1.9M kt2021: 2.1M kt2022: 2.1M kt2023: 2.1M kt

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 2.09 million kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas peaked at 3.12 million kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million kt, in 2012.

That places Americas 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3.10 million kt
1991 3.10 million kt +0.0%
1992 3.11 million kt +0.2%
1993 3.11 million kt +0.0%
1994 3.11 million kt +0.1%
1995 3.11 million kt +0.1%
1996 3.12 million kt +0.2%
1997 3.12 million kt +0.1%
1998 3.12 million kt -0.2%
1999 3.12 million kt -0.0%
2000 3.12 million kt +0.1%
2001 2.23 million kt -28.6%
2002 2.25 million kt +1.2%
2003 2.25 million kt -0.1%
2004 2.27 million kt +0.6%
2005 2.28 million kt +0.7%
2006 2.28 million kt -0.2%
2007 2.27 million kt -0.2%
2008 2.27 million kt +0.1%
2009 2.27 million kt -0.3%
2010 2.27 million kt +0.1%
2011 1.66 million kt -26.8%
2012 1.66 million kt -0.2%
2013 1.66 million kt +0.3%
2014 1.66 million kt -0.2%
2015 1.67 million kt +0.5%
2016 1.88 million kt +12.7%
2017 1.89 million kt +0.5%
2018 1.89 million kt +0.1%
2019 1.90 million kt +0.5%
2020 1.89 million kt -0.5%
2021 2.07 million kt +9.6%
2022 2.09 million kt +0.7%
2023 2.09 million kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.11 million kt 3.10 million kt 3.12 million kt 10
2000s 2.35 million kt 2.23 million kt 3.12 million kt 10
2010s 1.81 million kt 1.66 million kt 2.27 million kt 10
2020s 2.04 million kt 1.89 million kt 2.09 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 1.27 million kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 669,081 kt compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 436,008 kt compare
  4. 4 China 248,486 kt compare
  5. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 156,485 kt compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 245,041 kt compare
  7. 6 India 227,197 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas was 2.09 million 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 3.12 million kt in 1997.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million kt in 2012.
How does Americas rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
Americas ranks 3rd 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 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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