Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America
Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 125.72 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America stood at 125.72 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 220.92 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 120.75 kt, in 2020.
Northern America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 157.09 kt | — |
| 1991 | 158.77 kt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 155.44 kt | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 163.13 kt | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 167.76 kt | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 173.8 kt | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 179.44 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 198.17 kt | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 198.09 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 197.45 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 205.06 kt | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 218.34 kt | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 207.54 kt | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 209.7 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 207.76 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 212.86 kt | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 207.17 kt | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 220.92 kt | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 212.67 kt | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 201.11 kt | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 202.23 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 191.88 kt | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 172.39 kt | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 174.09 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 177.12 kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 161.6 kt | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 153.45 kt | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 152.6 kt | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 138.23 kt | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 128.67 kt | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 120.75 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 124.13 kt | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 125.84 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 125.72 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.91 kt | 155.44 kt | 198.17 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 210.31 kt | 201.11 kt | 220.92 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.23 kt | 128.67 kt | 202.23 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.11 kt | 120.75 kt | 125.84 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 Indonesia 35.36 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 33.37 kt compare
- 7 Germany 31.73 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.45 kt compare
- 8 Thailand 30.53 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.5 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.64 kt compare
- 9 Uganda 28.73 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.52 kt compare
- 10 South Africa 26.53 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.4924 kt compare
- 11 Poland 20.47 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 125.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 220.92 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.75 kt in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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