IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 281,020 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United States stood at 281,020 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at 281,208 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 240,440 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240,440 kt | — |
| 1991 | 242,772 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 246,596 kt | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 252,270 kt | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 257,119 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 263,687 kt | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 261,988 kt | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 258,689 kt | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 262,229 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 263,141 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 262,905 kt | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 259,443 kt | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 263,270 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 260,444 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 255,972 kt | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 263,725 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 263,132 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 272,616 kt | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 267,852 kt | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 267,984 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 271,095 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 264,860 kt | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 264,391 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 259,236 kt | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 258,457 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 266,559 kt | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 274,028 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 277,500 kt | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 281,208 kt | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 280,373 kt | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 281,020 kt | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 281,020 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,281 kt, 65.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,893 kt | 240,440 kt | 263,687 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,734 kt | 255,972 kt | 272,616 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,771 kt | 258,457 kt | 281,208 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,020 kt | 281,020 kt | 281,020 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United States was 281,020 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 281,208 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,440 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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) — UNFCCC. 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