Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,405 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
3,405 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
10th
of 25 groups
All-time high
3,831 kt
in 2019
All-time low
3,405 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.6k kt1991: 3.6k kt1992: 3.6k kt1993: 3.6k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 3.6k kt1996: 3.6k kt1997: 3.6k kt1998: 3.7k kt1999: 3.7k kt2000: 3.7k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 3.7k kt2003: 3.7k kt2004: 3.7k kt2005: 3.7k kt2006: 3.8k kt2007: 3.8k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 3.8k kt2011: 3.8k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 3.8k kt2014: 3.8k kt2015: 3.8k kt2016: 3.8k kt2017: 3.8k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 3.8k kt2020: 3.8k kt2021: 3.4k kt2022: 3.4k kt2023: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Americas is 3,405 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 3,831 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,405 kt, in 2023.

That places Americas 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,625 kt 3,595 kt 3,664 kt 10
2000s 3,730 kt 3,682 kt 3,772 kt 10
2010s 3,808 kt 3,778 kt 3,831 kt 10
2020s 3,514 kt 3,405 kt 3,825 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 7 Caribbean 1,380 kt compare
  2. 8 France 986.36 kt compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 938.68 kt compare
  4. 10 Republic of Korea 923.96 kt compare
  5. 11 India 823.05 kt compare
  6. 12 Italy 628.71 kt compare
  7. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 597.41 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Incineration — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 3,405 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 3,831 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 3,405 kt in 2023.
How does Americas rank for incineration — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,004 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.