Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 4.49 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Americas stood at 4.49 kt.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Americas peaked at 5.68 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.62 kt, in 1990.
That places Americas 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.62 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.65 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.67 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.64 kt | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.69 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.75 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.75 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.8 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.83 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.79 kt | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.05 kt | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 4.17 kt | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.22 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.31 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.36 kt | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.53 kt | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.65 kt | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.92 kt | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.98 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.93 kt | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.05 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.21 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.68 kt | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 5.38 kt | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.76 kt | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 4.57 kt | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4 kt | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.41 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.46 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.49 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.49 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.72 kt | 3.62 kt | 3.83 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.51 kt | 4.05 kt | 4.98 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 kt | 4.4 kt | 5.68 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 kt | 4.46 kt | 4.49 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 China, mainland 4.11 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 0.6348 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.24 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 0.85 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
- 6 Germany 0.5688 kt compare
- 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0962 kt compare
- 8 India 0.5252 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0621 kt compare
- 9 Italy 0.4862 kt compare
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 in Americas?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Americas was 4.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.