Energy — Emissions Share in Northern America

Northern America: Energy — Emissions Share was 13.93 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.93 %
Change on year
down 5.6%
Rank
4th
of 34 groups
All-time high
20.56 %
in 2008
All-time low
13.63 %
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Northern America, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 14.9 %1991: 15.7 %1992: 16.2 %1993: 16.1 %1994: 16.4 %1995: 16.6 %1996: 16.8 %1997: 17.9 %1998: 18 %1999: 18.5 %2000: 19.9 %2001: 20.4 %2002: 19.6 %2003: 19.3 %2004: 20 %2005: 20.3 %2006: 20.5 %2007: 20 %2008: 20.6 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 19.8 %2011: 18.6 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 18.1 %2014: 18 %2015: 17.3 %2016: 16.6 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 15.8 %2019: 15.5 %2020: 13.6 %2021: 14.6 %2022: 14.8 %2023: 13.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions share in Northern America stood at 13.93 %.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Northern America peaked at 20.56 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.63 %, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.71 % 14.92 % 18.5 % 10
2000s 19.99 % 19.32 % 20.56 % 10
2010s 17.37 % 15.51 % 19.78 % 10
2020s 14.22 % 13.63 % 14.76 % 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 1 Marshall Islands 93.44 % compare
  2. 2 Brunei Darussalam 77.28 % compare
  3. 3 Palau 49.53 % compare
  4. 4 Maldives 42.47 % compare
  5. 5 Netherlands Antilles (former) 41.77 % compare
  6. 6 Seychelles 41.2 % compare
  7. 7 China, Macao SAR 37.52 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Northern America?
Energy — emissions share in Northern America was 13.93 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 20.56 % in 2008.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 13.63 % in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for energy — emissions share?
Northern America ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
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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.