Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 2.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.19 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
2.19 kt
in 2013
All-time low
1.81 kt
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 1.9 kt1991: 1.9 kt1992: 1.9 kt1993: 1.9 kt1994: 1.9 kt1995: 1.9 kt1996: 2 kt1997: 1.9 kt1998: 2 kt1999: 1.8 kt2000: 1.9 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.9 kt2003: 1.9 kt2004: 1.9 kt2005: 2 kt2006: 2 kt2007: 2 kt2008: 2 kt2009: 2 kt2010: 2 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 2.1 kt2013: 2.2 kt2014: 2.1 kt2015: 2.1 kt2016: 2.1 kt2017: 2.1 kt2018: 2.1 kt2019: 2.1 kt2020: 2.1 kt2021: 2.2 kt2022: 2.2 kt2023: 2.2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Northern America stood at 2.19 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Northern America peaked at 2.19 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.81 kt, in 1999.

Northern America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.93 kt
1991 1.93 kt +0.1%
1992 1.94 kt +0.2%
1993 1.94 kt -0.0%
1994 1.94 kt +0.2%
1995 1.94 kt +0.2%
1996 1.98 kt +1.7%
1997 1.95 kt -1.4%
1998 1.95 kt +0.2%
1999 1.81 kt -7.1%
2000 1.86 kt +2.4%
2001 1.86 kt +0.1%
2002 1.88 kt +0.8%
2003 1.88 kt +0.4%
2004 1.92 kt +2.2%
2005 1.96 kt +1.7%
2006 1.99 kt +1.8%
2007 2.04 kt +2.5%
2008 2.05 kt +0.4%
2009 2.03 kt -1.0%
2010 2.05 kt +1.0%
2011 2.13 kt +4.0%
2012 2.13 kt +0.0%
2013 2.19 kt +2.9%
2014 2.14 kt -2.6%
2015 2.07 kt -3.0%
2016 2.09 kt +0.6%
2017 2.1 kt +0.6%
2018 2.12 kt +0.8%
2019 2.12 kt +0.0%
2020 2.12 kt +0.0%
2021 2.19 kt +3.5%
2022 2.19 kt +0.0%
2023 2.19 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.93 kt 1.81 kt 1.98 kt 10
2000s 1.95 kt 1.86 kt 2.05 kt 10
2010s 2.11 kt 2.05 kt 2.19 kt 10
2020s 2.17 kt 2.12 kt 2.19 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
  2. 8 India 0.5252 kt compare
  3. 9 Italy 0.4862 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 0.4339 kt compare
  5. 11 France 0.4176 kt compare
  6. 12 Indonesia 0.3727 kt compare
  7. 13 Pakistan 0.3674 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Northern America?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Northern America was 2.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 kt in 1999.
How does Northern America rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 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.