Energy — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Energy — Emissions was 21,915 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 21,915 kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Americas peaked at 21,915 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,657 kt, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,082 kt | 15,657 kt | 18,648 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,531 kt | 17,882 kt | 19,264 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,940 kt | 18,040 kt | 19,502 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,780 kt | 19,097 kt | 20,793 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,779 kt | 20,084 kt | 21,855 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,032 kt | 19,976 kt | 21,841 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,757 kt | 19,368 kt | 21,915 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 China (People's Republic of) 26,548 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 26,500 kt compare
- 3 OECD 23,587 kt compare
- 4 USSR 11,328 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 9,140 kt compare
- 6 Indonesia 8,920 kt compare
- 7 India 4,960 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 energy — emissions in Americas?
- Energy — emissions in Americas was 21,915 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 21,915 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,657 kt in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for energy — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4). 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