Energy — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Energy — Emissions was 136 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
136 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
212 kt
in 2006
All-time low
89.2 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in United States of America, 1961–2023

050100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 136 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in United States of America peaked at 212 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 89.2 kt, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Energy — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 89.2 kt
1962 90.1 kt +1.0%
1963 91.5 kt +1.6%
1964 93.3 kt +2.0%
1965 95.5 kt +2.4%
1966 97.8 kt +2.4%
1967 100 kt +2.2%
1968 103 kt +3.0%
1969 105 kt +1.9%
1970 99.6 kt -5.1%
1971 98.7 kt -0.9%
1972 105 kt +6.4%
1973 110 kt +4.8%
1974 109 kt -0.9%
1975 108 kt -0.9%
1976 115 kt +6.5%
1977 120 kt +4.3%
1978 123 kt +2.5%
1979 126 kt +2.4%
1980 121 kt -4.0%
1981 120 kt -0.8%
1982 117 kt -2.5%
1983 118 kt +0.9%
1984 124 kt +5.1%
1985 126 kt +1.6%
1986 127 kt +0.8%
1987 133 kt +4.7%
1988 140 kt +5.3%
1989 143 kt +2.1%
1990 150 kt +4.9%
1991 155 kt +3.3%
1992 165 kt +6.5%
1993 167 kt +1.2%
1994 176 kt +5.4%
1995 179 kt +1.7%
1996 186 kt +3.9%
1997 192 kt +3.2%
1998 194 kt +1.0%
1999 196 kt +1.0%
2000 210 kt +7.1%
2001 209 kt -0.5%
2002 199 kt -4.8%
2003 200 kt +0.5%
2004 207 kt +3.5%
2005 209 kt +1.0%
2006 212 kt +1.4%
2007 209 kt -1.4%
2008 206 kt -1.4%
2009 190 kt -7.8%
2010 199 kt +4.7%
2011 187 kt -6.0%
2012 176 kt -5.9%
2013 182 kt +3.4%
2014 179 kt -1.6%
2015 170 kt -5.0%
2016 163 kt -4.1%
2017 155 kt -4.9%
2018 154 kt -0.6%
2019 147 kt -4.5%
2020 129 kt -12.2%
2021 140 kt +8.5%
2022 139 kt -0.7%
2023 136 kt -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.16 kt 89.2 kt 105 kt 9
1970s 111.43 kt 98.7 kt 126 kt 10
1980s 126.9 kt 117 kt 143 kt 10
1990s 176 kt 150 kt 196 kt 10
2000s 205.1 kt 190 kt 212 kt 10
2010s 171.2 kt 147 kt 199 kt 10
2020s 136 kt 129 kt 140 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 6 Brazil 36.7 kt compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 30 kt compare
  3. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.53 kt compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 21.8 kt compare
  5. 9 Japan 21 kt compare
  6. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3.51 kt compare
  7. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.16 kt compare
  8. 10 Indonesia 19.8 kt compare
  9. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 kt compare
  10. 11 Philippines 19 kt compare
  11. 12 Republic of Korea 17.9 kt compare
  12. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in United States of America?
Energy — emissions in United States of America was 136 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 212 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 89.2 kt in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for energy — emissions?
United States of America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
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