Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in United States
United States: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 584.45 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 584.45 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in United States peaked at 604.32 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 533.19 kt, in 1991.
That places United States 6th out of 257 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 547.74 kt | — |
| 1991 | 533.19 kt | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 550.11 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 551.62 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 569.17 kt | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 560.79 kt | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 577.98 kt | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 575.93 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 576.04 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 570.27 kt | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 560.76 kt | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 557.33 kt | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 556.7 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 580.26 kt | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 579.64 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 572.3 kt | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 592.72 kt | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 589.84 kt | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 569.72 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 582.01 kt | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 590.49 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 596.03 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 588.25 kt | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 593.65 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 589.83 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 590.68 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 604.32 kt | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 596.27 kt | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 603.78 kt | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 593.42 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 601.8 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 599.33 kt | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 582.88 kt | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 584.45 kt | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 584.45 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 kt, 256.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 561.29 kt | 533.19 kt | 577.98 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 574.13 kt | 556.7 kt | 592.72 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 594.67 kt | 588.25 kt | 604.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 592.11 kt | 582.88 kt | 601.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in United States?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in United States was 584.45 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 604.32 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 533.19 kt in 1991.
- How does United States rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- United States ranks 6th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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