Grassland — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Grassland — Emissions was 1.83 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.83 kt
Change on year
up 198.7%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.94 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.3319 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2024

0.511.521990200720241990: 1.1 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 0.815 kt1997: 0.332 kt1998: 0.906 kt1999: 0.596 kt2000: 0.76 kt2001: 0.516 kt2002: 0.778 kt2003: 0.887 kt2004: 0.443 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 1.9 kt2007: 1.3 kt2008: 1.1 kt2009: 1 kt2010: 0.681 kt2011: 1.9 kt2012: 1.9 kt2013: 0.586 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 0.805 kt2016: 1.3 kt2017: 1.8 kt2018: 1.7 kt2019: 0.785 kt2020: 1.8 kt2021: 1.2 kt2022: 1.1 kt2023: 0.611 kt2024: 1.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — emissions in Northern America stood at 1.83 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.7% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Northern America peaked at 1.94 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3319 kt, in 1997.

Northern America ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 1.09 kt
1991 1.09 kt +0.0%
1992 1.09 kt +0.0%
1993 1.09 kt +0.0%
1994 1.09 kt +0.0%
1995 1.09 kt +0.0%
1996 0.8145 kt -25.3%
1997 0.3319 kt -59.3%
1998 0.9058 kt +172.9%
1999 0.5964 kt -34.2%
2000 0.7598 kt +27.4%
2001 0.5164 kt -32.0%
2002 0.7784 kt +50.7%
2003 0.8875 kt +14.0%
2004 0.4429 kt -50.1%
2005 1.11 kt +151.0%
2006 1.87 kt +67.8%
2007 1.33 kt -28.8%
2008 1.1 kt -17.3%
2009 1.02 kt -7.5%
2010 0.6811 kt -33.0%
2011 1.92 kt +181.5%
2012 1.94 kt +1.3%
2013 0.5859 kt -69.8%
2014 1.08 kt +83.6%
2015 0.8048 kt -25.2%
2016 1.29 kt +59.7%
2017 1.81 kt +40.6%
2018 1.7 kt -6.2%
2019 0.7851 kt -53.7%
2020 1.83 kt +133.5%
2021 1.19 kt -35.1%
2022 1.13 kt -4.9%
2023 0.6111 kt -46.0%
2024 1.83 kt +198.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9191 kt 0.3319 kt 1.09 kt 10
2000s 0.9804 kt 0.4429 kt 1.87 kt 10
2010s 1.26 kt 0.5859 kt 1.94 kt 10
2020s 1.32 kt 0.6111 kt 1.83 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 12 Burkina Faso 3.56 kt compare
  2. 13 Madagascar 3.55 kt compare
  3. 14 South Africa 3.48 kt compare
  4. 15 Senegal 3.41 kt compare
  5. 16 Ghana 3.25 kt compare
  6. 17 Nigeria 3.15 kt compare
  7. 18 Mozambique 2.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — emissions in Northern America?
Grassland — emissions in Northern America was 1.83 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3319 kt in 1997.
How does Northern America rank for grassland — emissions?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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