Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas
Americas: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 45,962 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 45,962 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 56,123 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18,820 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,820 kt | — |
| 1991 | 19,089 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 19,167 kt | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 19,196 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 19,458 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21,053 kt | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 23,261 kt | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 26,127 kt | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 26,028 kt | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26,543 kt | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 27,178 kt | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 28,226 kt | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 22,924 kt | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 23,234 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 23,127 kt | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 27,045 kt | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 30,059 kt | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 36,704 kt | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 50,378 kt | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 51,473 kt | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 50,303 kt | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 56,123 kt | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 54,607 kt | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 47,830 kt | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 45,874 kt | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 44,537 kt | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 46,008 kt | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 46,037 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46,172 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 46,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46,172 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45,962 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 45,962 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45,962 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +37.3% | 36,704 kt | 50,378 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,874 kt | 18,820 kt | 26,543 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,035 kt | 22,924 kt | 51,473 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,366 kt | 44,537 kt | 56,123 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,014 kt | 45,962 kt | 46,172 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 45,962 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 56,123 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,820 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.