IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.06 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas stood at 1.06 million kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 1.06 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 621,144 kt, in 1961.
Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 621,144 kt | — |
| 1962 | 634,250 kt | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 640,138 kt | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 655,839 kt | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 669,231 kt | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 674,810 kt | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 686,622 kt | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 694,872 kt | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 696,182 kt | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 706,101 kt | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 719,311 kt | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 734,474 kt | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 751,573 kt | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 778,550 kt | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 799,272 kt | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 811,093 kt | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 819,025 kt | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 806,350 kt | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 803,094 kt | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 829,957 kt | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 843,840 kt | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 845,061 kt | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 836,870 kt | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 844,464 kt | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 839,433 kt | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 837,316 kt | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 835,671 kt | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 847,270 kt | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 855,276 kt | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 866,412 kt | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 874,116 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 887,150 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 890,104 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 906,193 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 912,637 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 896,106 kt | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 900,793 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 903,798 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 904,816 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 905,894 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 921,487 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 946,792 kt | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 971,544 kt | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 992,765 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 998,791 kt | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 998,940 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 995,633 kt | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 996,681 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 991,606 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 996,552 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 997,732 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 663,676 kt | 621,144 kt | 696,182 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 772,884 kt | 706,101 kt | 819,025 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 841,516 kt | 829,957 kt | 855,276 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 894,212 kt | 866,412 kt | 912,637 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 974,182 kt | 905,894 kt | 1.00 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million kt | 991,606 kt | 1.02 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million kt | 1.04 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 1.06 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 621,144 kt in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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