Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 300,954 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 300,954 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America peaked at 343,713 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 146,708 kt, in 2001.
Northern America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 321,129 kt | — |
| 1991 | 321,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 325,764 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 323,417 kt | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 324,061 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 325,318 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 327,071 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 328,197 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 324,505 kt | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 321,583 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 324,707 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 146,708 kt | -54.8% |
| 2002 | 173,485 kt | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 170,026 kt | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 179,841 kt | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 187,916 kt | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 190,968 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 186,822 kt | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 183,159 kt | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 175,827 kt | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 178,252 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 173,954 kt | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 168,779 kt | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 175,106 kt | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 172,522 kt | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 179,077 kt | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 330,685 kt | +84.7% |
| 2017 | 334,115 kt | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 334,826 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 343,713 kt | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 338,832 kt | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 292,210 kt | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 301,337 kt | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 300,954 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 324,224 kt | 321,129 kt | 328,197 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 191,946 kt | 146,708 kt | 324,707 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,103 kt | 168,779 kt | 343,713 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 308,333 kt | 292,210 kt | 338,832 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 12 Argentina 75,550 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 16,402 kt compare
- 13 Cambodia 72,337 kt compare
- 13 Viet Nam 13,864 kt compare
- 14 Cameroon 62,415 kt compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,730 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 811.88 kt compare
- 15 Thailand 61,865 kt compare
- 16 Colombia 57,333 kt compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 513.34 kt compare
- 17 Belarus 46,065 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 233.81 kt compare
- 18 Nigeria 44,167 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 147.96 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Northern America was 300,954 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 343,713 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,708 kt in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 15th 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 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2). 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