Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,704 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
5,704 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 31 groups
All-time high
6,279 kt
in 2013
All-time low
5,405 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.4k kt1991: 5.4k kt1992: 5.4k kt1993: 5.4k kt1994: 5.5k kt1995: 5.9k kt1996: 6.0k kt1997: 6.0k kt1998: 6.0k kt1999: 6.1k kt2000: 6.2k kt2001: 6.1k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 5.9k kt2004: 5.9k kt2005: 6.0k kt2006: 6.0k kt2007: 6.1k kt2008: 6.0k kt2009: 6.0k kt2010: 6.1k kt2011: 6.2k kt2012: 6.3k kt2013: 6.3k kt2014: 6.1k kt2015: 5.7k kt2016: 5.7k kt2017: 5.7k kt2018: 5.8k kt2019: 5.8k kt2020: 5.8k kt2021: 5.7k kt2022: 5.7k kt2023: 5.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America is 5,704 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 6,279 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,405 kt, in 1990.

Northern America ranks 12th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,405 kt
1991 5,426 kt +0.4%
1992 5,444 kt +0.3%
1993 5,446 kt +0.0%
1994 5,476 kt +0.6%
1995 5,854 kt +6.9%
1996 5,957 kt +1.8%
1997 6,003 kt +0.8%
1998 5,999 kt -0.1%
1999 6,108 kt +1.8%
2000 6,153 kt +0.7%
2001 6,060 kt -1.5%
2002 6,078 kt +0.3%
2003 5,900 kt -2.9%
2004 5,947 kt +0.8%
2005 5,964 kt +0.3%
2006 5,997 kt +0.6%
2007 6,070 kt +1.2%
2008 6,043 kt -0.5%
2009 6,018 kt -0.4%
2010 6,057 kt +0.7%
2011 6,163 kt +1.7%
2012 6,255 kt +1.5%
2013 6,279 kt +0.4%
2014 6,072 kt -3.3%
2015 5,722 kt -5.8%
2016 5,738 kt +0.3%
2017 5,748 kt +0.2%
2018 5,758 kt +0.2%
2019 5,758 kt +0.0%
2020 5,758 kt +0.0%
2021 5,704 kt -0.9%
2022 5,704 kt +0.0%
2023 5,704 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,712 kt 5,405 kt 6,108 kt 10
2000s 6,023 kt 5,900 kt 6,153 kt 10
2010s 5,955 kt 5,722 kt 6,279 kt 10
2020s 5,718 kt 5,704 kt 5,758 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 9 Russian Federation 2,353 kt compare
  2. 10 Hungary 1,847 kt compare
  3. 11 Greece 1,711 kt compare
  4. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,700 kt compare
  5. 13 Colombia 1,657 kt compare
  6. 14 Germany 1,420 kt compare
  7. 15 Portugal 1,303 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 5,704 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 6,279 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 5,405 kt in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
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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.