Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America
Northern America: Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production was 1.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America is 1.48 kg CO2eq/Int$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America peaked at 2.05 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.45 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2016.
That places Northern America 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 2 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.91 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.05 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.87 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.82 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.77 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.82 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.47 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 2.05 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.63 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.86 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.45 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.65 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.47 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 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 value of agricultural production in Northern America?
- Farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Northern America was 1.48 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2016.
- How does Northern America rank for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production?
- Northern America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 value of agricultural production. 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.