Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions per capita in Northern America is 1.65 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Northern America peaked at 1.98 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.64 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | 1.79 t CO2eq/cap | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 t CO2eq/cap | 1.68 t CO2eq/cap | 1.79 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | 1.64 t CO2eq/cap | 1.69 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per capita in Northern America?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Northern America was 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.