Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions in Americas
Americas: Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions was 407.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 407.99 kt for emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions in Americas peaked at 407.99 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 319.59 kt, in 1991.
Americas ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 320.52 kt | — |
| 1991 | 319.59 kt | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 325.71 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 324.07 kt | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 332.03 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 332.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 329.23 kt | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 330.98 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 330.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 331.24 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 334.63 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 339.63 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 346.05 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 358.5 kt | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 367.67 kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 371.02 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 372.54 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 373.44 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 376.71 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 375.43 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 375.11 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 374.83 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 372.86 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 377.08 kt | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 378.39 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 380.4 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 386.55 kt | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 388.1 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 388.22 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 391.69 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 395.45 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 400.45 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 404.83 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 407.99 kt | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327.63 kt | 319.59 kt | 332.06 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 361.56 kt | 334.63 kt | 376.71 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.32 kt | 372.86 kt | 391.69 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.18 kt | 395.45 kt | 407.99 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 Brazil 159.75 kt compare
- 3 China 159.23 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 158.48 kt compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 29.48 kt compare
- 5 India 133.15 kt compare
- 5 Türkiye 24.06 kt compare
- 6 Ethiopia 62.23 kt compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.68 kt compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 60.65 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 55.54 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.51 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions in Americas?
- Emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions in Americas was 407.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 407.99 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 319.59 kt in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 — Indirect 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