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

Northern America: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 421,997 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
421,997 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 33 groups
All-time high
486,378 kt
in 2001
All-time low
351,766 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200620231990: 355.7k kt1991: 368.0k kt1992: 353.2k kt1993: 351.8k kt1994: 354.1k kt1995: 420.6k kt1996: 432.9k kt1997: 461.1k kt1998: 452.5k kt1999: 452.5k kt2000: 470.9k kt2001: 486.4k kt2002: 455.2k kt2003: 460.5k kt2004: 460.4k kt2005: 466.0k kt2006: 463.0k kt2007: 470.9k kt2008: 462.4k kt2009: 431.6k kt2010: 440.7k kt2011: 424.8k kt2012: 402.5k kt2013: 430.0k kt2014: 436.5k kt2015: 420.0k kt2016: 420.8k kt2017: 413.9k kt2018: 420.2k kt2019: 405.4k kt2020: 397.7k kt2021: 417.0k kt2022: 421.8k kt2023: 422.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America stood at 421,997 kt.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Northern America peaked at 486,378 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 351,766 kt, in 1993.

That places Northern America 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 400,233 kt 351,766 kt 461,102 kt 10
2000s 462,729 kt 431,634 kt 486,378 kt 10
2010s 421,487 kt 402,529 kt 440,707 kt 10
2020s 414,643 kt 397,700 kt 421,997 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Russian Federation 171,680 kt compare
  2. 5 India 153,644 kt compare
  3. 6 Brazil 96,241 kt compare
  4. 7 Japan 93,913 kt compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 88,620 kt compare
  6. 9 Germany 70,598 kt compare
  7. 10 Canada 58,091 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 421,997 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 486,378 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 351,766 kt in 1993.
How does Northern America rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Northern America ranks 7th 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 1.9%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2)
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.