Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Americas
Americas: Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production was 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Americas peaked at 2.88 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2023.
Americas ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 2.84 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.76 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.88 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.67 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 2.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.61 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.54 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.51 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.42 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.41 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.45 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.42 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.38 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.22 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.19 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.04 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.01 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.01 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.95 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.95 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.42 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.88 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.19 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 14 Estonia 8.57 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 15 Congo 8.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 16 Gambia 7.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 17 Finland 7.61 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 18 Ethiopia 6.9 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 19 Guyana 6.51 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 19 Türkiye 0.9 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 6.39 kg CO2eq/Int$ 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 per value of agricultural production in Americas?
- Farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Americas was 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per value of agricultural production. 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.