Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.08 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas is 1.08 million kt, measured 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 1.08 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 882,925 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 882,925 kt | — |
| 1991 | 890,692 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 903,725 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 906,748 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 922,912 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 929,360 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 917,370 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 925,769 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 945,684 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 940,912 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 919,365 kt | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 929,675 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 963,817 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 989,375 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 999,643 kt | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 916,610 kt | 882,925 kt | 945,684 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 990,136 kt | 919,365 kt | 1.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million kt | 999,643 kt | 1.05 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 1.08 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 784,220 kt compare
- 2 India 596,693 kt compare
- 3 Brazil 417,921 kt compare
- 4 China 408,389 kt compare
- 4 Viet Nam 53,704 kt compare
- 5 China, mainland 405,871 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 53,339 kt compare
- 6 Pakistan 172,887 kt compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31,440 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29,586 kt compare
- 7 Indonesia 165,298 kt compare
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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 1.08 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 882,925 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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