Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 2,042 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 2,042 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas peaked at 2,042 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,482 kt, in 1991.
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 | 1,491 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,482 kt | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,513 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,526 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,561 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,563 kt | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,548 kt | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,565 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,607 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,592 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,563 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,601 kt | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,654 kt | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,726 kt | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,767 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,774 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,752 kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,857 kt | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,761 kt | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,731 kt | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,885 kt | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1,842 kt | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,845 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,846 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,865 kt | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,863 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,892 kt | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,937 kt | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,911 kt | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,967 kt | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,042 kt | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,034 kt | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,027 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,042 kt | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,545 kt | 1,482 kt | 1,607 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,719 kt | 1,563 kt | 1,857 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,885 kt | 1,842 kt | 1,967 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,036 kt | 2,027 kt | 2,042 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 2,037 kt compare
- 2 China 1,141 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,134 kt compare
- 4 India 835.51 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 108.67 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 670.94 kt compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 84.31 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 384.18 kt compare
- 7 Australia 339.73 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 76.92 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 in Americas?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Americas was 2,042 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 2,042 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,482 kt in 1991.
- 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 10.6%. 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 (N2O). 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