IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions in Northern America

Northern America: IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions was 506.24 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
506.24 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
14th
of 32 groups
All-time high
518.73 kt
in 2020
All-time low
270.66 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023

0200400600196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — direct emissions in Northern America is 506.24 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — direct emissions in Northern America peaked at 518.73 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 270.66 kt, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 270.66 kt
1962 283.52 kt +4.8%
1963 299.43 kt +5.6%
1964 307.55 kt +2.7%
1965 323.04 kt +5.0%
1966 335.13 kt +3.7%
1967 349.78 kt +4.4%
1968 354.54 kt +1.4%
1969 361.64 kt +2.0%
1970 370.84 kt +2.5%
1971 388.06 kt +4.6%
1972 394.24 kt +1.6%
1973 414.85 kt +5.2%
1974 417.69 kt +0.7%
1975 447.31 kt +7.1%
1976 453.97 kt +1.5%
1977 445.69 kt -1.8%
1978 442.37 kt -0.7%
1979 449.97 kt +1.7%
1980 457.81 kt +1.7%
1981 467.48 kt +2.1%
1982 449.24 kt -3.9%
1983 440.41 kt -2.0%
1984 466.77 kt +6.0%
1985 456.38 kt -2.2%
1986 438.15 kt -4.0%
1987 431.49 kt -1.5%
1988 416.51 kt -3.5%
1989 433.5 kt +4.1%
1990 443.34 kt +2.3%
1991 432.99 kt -2.3%
1992 447.03 kt +3.2%
1993 450.05 kt +0.7%
1994 464.69 kt +3.3%
1995 461.38 kt -0.7%
1996 478.61 kt +3.7%
1997 476.43 kt -0.5%
1998 476.29 kt -0.0%
1999 473.57 kt -0.6%
2000 463.25 kt -2.2%
2001 459.6 kt -0.8%
2002 458.7 kt -0.2%
2003 480.27 kt +4.7%
2004 477.16 kt -0.6%
2005 474.59 kt -0.5%
2006 483.1 kt +1.8%
2007 491.3 kt +1.7%
2008 475.17 kt -3.3%
2009 483.46 kt +1.7%
2010 489.38 kt +1.2%
2011 500.11 kt +2.2%
2012 500.59 kt +0.1%
2013 503.29 kt +0.5%
2014 499.02 kt -0.8%
2015 499.48 kt +0.1%
2016 510.32 kt +2.2%
2017 504.18 kt -1.2%
2018 515.7 kt +2.3%
2019 505.32 kt -2.0%
2020 518.73 kt +2.7%
2021 510.85 kt -1.5%
2022 499.4 kt -2.2%
2023 506.24 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 320.59 kt 270.66 kt 361.64 kt 9
1970s 422.5 kt 370.84 kt 453.97 kt 10
1980s 445.77 kt 416.51 kt 467.48 kt 10
1990s 460.44 kt 432.99 kt 478.61 kt 10
2000s 474.66 kt 458.7 kt 491.3 kt 10
2010s 502.74 kt 489.38 kt 515.7 kt 10
2020s 508.81 kt 499.4 kt 518.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Australia 129.39 kt compare
  2. 12 Argentina 113.21 kt compare
  3. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.19 kt compare
  4. 13 Russian Federation 102.67 kt compare
  5. 14 Mexico 99.89 kt compare
  6. 15 Sudan (former) 83.08 kt compare
  7. 16 Canada 81.4 kt compare
  8. 17 Chad 77.91 kt compare
  9. 17 Timor-Leste 0.7016 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — direct emissions in Northern America?
Ipcc agriculture — direct emissions in Northern America was 506.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 518.73 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — direct emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 270.66 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for ipcc agriculture — direct emissions?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — direct emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf