Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America
Northern America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 494,480 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America is 494,480 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America peaked at 494,480 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 301,700 kt, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 301,700 kt | — |
| 1962 | 314,272 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 325,276 kt | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 341,124 kt | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 355,880 kt | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 373,016 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 388,640 kt | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 404,320 kt | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 423,920 kt | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 429,520 kt | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 415,800 kt | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 430,920 kt | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 432,600 kt | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 416,640 kt | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 409,640 kt | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 407,680 kt | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 402,640 kt | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 402,360 kt | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 430,920 kt | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 435,120 kt | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 425,880 kt | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 421,680 kt | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 396,200 kt | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 412,720 kt | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 413,840 kt | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 408,800 kt | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 415,240 kt | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 423,640 kt | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 427,560 kt | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 421,960 kt | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 418,600 kt | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 419,160 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 424,480 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 427,560 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 424,760 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 427,000 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 441,560 kt | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 435,960 kt | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 433,440 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 432,600 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 441,560 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 430,920 kt | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 436,520 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 440,160 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 437,080 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 448,000 kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 450,520 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 458,640 kt | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 435,400 kt | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 436,520 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 455,000 kt | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 449,120 kt | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 449,960 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 468,160 kt | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 456,120 kt | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 424,200 kt | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 437,080 kt | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 460,320 kt | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 478,520 kt | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 428,680 kt | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 462,560 kt | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 478,800 kt | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 494,480 kt | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358,683 kt | 301,700 kt | 423,920 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 417,872 kt | 402,360 kt | 432,600 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 418,068 kt | 396,200 kt | 435,120 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 427,448 kt | 418,600 kt | 441,560 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 441,140 kt | 430,920 kt | 458,640 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 451,500 kt | 424,200 kt | 478,520 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 466,130 kt | 428,680 kt | 494,480 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America was 494,480 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 494,480 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,700 kt in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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