Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.07 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.07 million kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 1.07 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 867,589 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 867,589 kt | — |
| 1991 | 875,356 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 888,390 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 891,412 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 907,576 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 914,025 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 897,637 kt | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 902,418 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 905,414 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 906,394 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 907,483 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 923,100 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 949,943 kt | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 974,868 kt | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 996,246 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 999,144 kt | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 994,975 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 999,893 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 895,621 kt | 867,589 kt | 914,025 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 977,192 kt | 907,483 kt | 1.01 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million kt | 994,975 kt | 1.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million kt | 1.04 million kt | 1.07 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 783,887 kt compare
- 2 India 596,268 kt compare
- 3 Brazil 412,513 kt compare
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 408,389 kt compare
- 5 China, mainland 405,871 kt compare
- 6 Pakistan 172,887 kt compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 154,264 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 1.07 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 867,589 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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