Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 36.59 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
36.59 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 33 groups
All-time high
66 kt
in 1991
All-time low
36.28 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 63.5 kt1991: 66 kt1992: 49.2 kt1993: 43.8 kt1994: 40.9 kt1995: 42.2 kt1996: 42.5 kt1997: 46 kt1998: 43.8 kt1999: 44.8 kt2000: 45.1 kt2001: 48.8 kt2002: 47.2 kt2003: 49.1 kt2004: 51.2 kt2005: 49.2 kt2006: 51.2 kt2007: 47.8 kt2008: 53.3 kt2009: 48.8 kt2010: 53.5 kt2011: 50.1 kt2012: 45 kt2013: 47.7 kt2014: 48.3 kt2015: 43.9 kt2016: 42.4 kt2017: 42.1 kt2018: 41.9 kt2019: 41.1 kt2020: 36.3 kt2021: 37.4 kt2022: 36.6 kt2023: 36.6 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America is 36.59 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America peaked at 66 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 36.28 kt, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.27 kt 40.95 kt 66 kt 10
2000s 49.18 kt 45.06 kt 53.27 kt 10
2010s 45.59 kt 41.06 kt 53.47 kt 10
2020s 36.7 kt 36.28 kt 37.35 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 Russian Federation 14.67 kt compare
  2. 6 India 14.58 kt compare
  3. 7 Brazil 13.41 kt compare
  4. 8 Poland 9.61 kt compare
  5. 9 Colombia 9.3 kt compare
  6. 10 Indonesia 8.82 kt compare
  7. 11 Japan 8.33 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America was 36.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 66 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 36.28 kt in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.