Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States
United States: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 746.4 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 746.4 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States peaked at 2,507 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 302.31 kt, in 2001.
That places United States 23rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 924.45 kt | — |
| 1991 | 924.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 924.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 924.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 924.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 924.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,125 kt | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 531.17 kt | -52.8% |
| 1998 | 1,061 kt | +99.7% |
| 1999 | 1,217 kt | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 1,262 kt | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 302.31 kt | -76.1% |
| 2002 | 757.37 kt | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 771.34 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 691.33 kt | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 564.08 kt | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 634.2 kt | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1,024 kt | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 1,105 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 610.43 kt | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 478.75 kt | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 751.06 kt | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 645.35 kt | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 732.54 kt | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 715.34 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,329 kt | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 689.32 kt | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 1,265 kt | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 1,173 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 584.22 kt | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 2,507 kt | +329.1% |
| 2021 | 1,737 kt | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 935.5 kt | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 746.4 kt | -20.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +329.1% | 584.22 kt | 2,507 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 948.05 kt | 531.17 kt | 1,217 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 772.2 kt | 302.31 kt | 1,262 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 836.45 kt | 478.75 kt | 1,329 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,482 kt | 746.4 kt | 2,507 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 20 Sudan (former) 830.7 kt compare
- 21 Chile 766.06 kt compare
- 22 South Sudan 761.61 kt compare
- 24 Nepal 621.77 kt compare
- 25 Indonesia 578.65 kt compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 455.14 kt compare
More climate change data for United States
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States was 746.4 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,507 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 302.31 kt in 2001.
- How does United States rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — 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