Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America
United States of America: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.19 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America stood at 1.19 t CO2eq/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America peaked at 1.25 t CO2eq/ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.07 t CO2eq/ha, in 1991.
United States of America ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.1 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.24 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | 1.25 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 t CO2eq/ha | 1.14 t CO2eq/ha | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | 1.19 t CO2eq/ha | 1.21 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.58 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.8 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 20 Belgium 8.5 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 0.55 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 21 Ireland 8.44 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 22 Guyana 8.07 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 23 Estonia 7.87 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 24 Egypt 7.72 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 25 Indonesia 7.21 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in United States of America was 1.19 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 t CO2eq/ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 t CO2eq/ha in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.