Energy — Emissions per capita in Americas
Americas: Energy — Emissions per capita was 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Americas is 7.24 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Americas peaked at 9.74 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.91 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Americas ranks 10th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.43 t CO2eq/cap | 9.27 t CO2eq/cap | 9.63 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.37 t CO2eq/cap | 8.6 t CO2eq/cap | 9.74 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.21 t CO2eq/cap | 7.76 t CO2eq/cap | 8.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 t CO2eq/cap | 6.91 t CO2eq/cap | 7.41 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 7 Saudi Arabia 21.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Oman 19.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Mongolia 19.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Canada 16.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Russian Federation 15.84 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Australia 15.73 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Americas?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Americas was 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.74 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.