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Energy — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Energy — Emissions was 17,660 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,660 kt
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
17,660 kt
in 2023
All-time low
10,775 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions in Northern America stood at 17,660 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Northern America peaked at 17,660 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,775 kt, in 1961.

That places Northern America 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 10,775 kt —
1962 11,224 kt +4.2%
1963 11,617 kt +3.5%
1964 12,183 kt +4.9%
1965 12,710 kt +4.3%
1966 13,322 kt +4.8%
1967 13,880 kt +4.2%
1968 14,440 kt +4.0%
1969 15,140 kt +4.8%
1970 15,340 kt +1.3%
1971 14,850 kt -3.2%
1972 15,390 kt +3.6%
1973 15,450 kt +0.4%
1974 14,880 kt -3.7%
1975 14,630 kt -1.7%
1976 14,560 kt -0.5%
1977 14,380 kt -1.2%
1978 14,370 kt -0.1%
1979 15,390 kt +7.1%
1980 15,540 kt +1.0%
1981 15,210 kt -2.1%
1982 15,060 kt -1.0%
1983 14,150 kt -6.0%
1984 14,740 kt +4.2%
1985 14,780 kt +0.3%
1986 14,600 kt -1.2%
1987 14,830 kt +1.6%
1988 15,130 kt +2.0%
1989 15,270 kt +0.9%
1990 15,070 kt -1.3%
1991 14,950 kt -0.8%
1992 14,970 kt +0.1%
1993 15,160 kt +1.3%
1994 15,270 kt +0.7%
1995 15,170 kt -0.7%
1996 15,250 kt +0.5%
1997 15,770 kt +3.4%
1998 15,570 kt -1.3%
1999 15,480 kt -0.6%
2000 15,450 kt -0.2%
2001 15,770 kt +2.1%
2002 15,390 kt -2.4%
2003 15,590 kt +1.3%
2004 15,720 kt +0.8%
2005 15,610 kt -0.7%
2006 16,000 kt +2.5%
2007 16,090 kt +0.6%
2008 16,380 kt +1.8%
2009 15,550 kt -5.1%
2010 15,590 kt +0.3%
2011 16,250 kt +4.2%
2012 16,040 kt -1.3%
2013 16,070 kt +0.2%
2014 16,720 kt +4.0%
2015 16,290 kt -2.6%
2016 15,150 kt -7.0%
2017 15,610 kt +3.0%
2018 16,440 kt +5.3%
2019 17,090 kt +4.0%
2020 15,310 kt -10.4%
2021 16,520 kt +7.9%
2022 17,100 kt +3.5%
2023 17,660 kt +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,810 kt 10,775 kt 15,140 kt 9
1970s 14,924 kt 14,370 kt 15,450 kt 10
1980s 14,931 kt 14,150 kt 15,540 kt 10
1990s 15,266 kt 14,950 kt 15,770 kt 10
2000s 15,755 kt 15,390 kt 16,380 kt 10
2010s 16,125 kt 15,150 kt 17,090 kt 10
2020s 16,648 kt 15,310 kt 17,660 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 3 OECD 23,587 kt compare
  2. 4 USSR 11,328 kt compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 9,140 kt compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 8,920 kt compare
  5. 7 India 4,960 kt compare
  6. 8 Iraq 4,810 kt compare
  7. 9 Nigeria 4,030 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Northern America?
Energy — emissions in Northern America was 17,660 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 17,660 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 10,775 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for energy — emissions?
Northern America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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