IPPU — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: IPPU — Emissions was 44.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.1 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
44.15 kt
in 2022
All-time low
17.42 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPPU — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023

010203040196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 44.1 kt for ippu — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions in Northern America peaked at 44.15 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.42 kt, in 1961.

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 63 years of available data.

IPPU — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 17.42 kt
1962 18.53 kt +6.4%
1963 19.57 kt +5.6%
1964 20.92 kt +6.9%
1965 22.51 kt +7.6%
1966 23.71 kt +5.3%
1967 24.72 kt +4.3%
1968 25.55 kt +3.4%
1969 26.24 kt +2.7%
1970 25.84 kt -1.5%
1971 24.82 kt -3.9%
1972 31.29 kt +26.1%
1973 28.82 kt -7.9%
1974 23.17 kt -19.6%
1975 21.57 kt -6.9%
1976 29 kt +34.4%
1977 28.54 kt -1.6%
1978 30.75 kt +7.7%
1979 27.81 kt -9.6%
1980 24.64 kt -11.4%
1981 30.59 kt +24.1%
1982 34.4 kt +12.5%
1983 29.6 kt -14.0%
1984 25.57 kt -13.6%
1985 22.25 kt -13.0%
1986 30.11 kt +35.3%
1987 30.97 kt +2.9%
1988 32.73 kt +5.7%
1989 29.27 kt -10.6%
1990 31.35 kt +7.1%
1991 29.11 kt -7.1%
1992 31.66 kt +8.8%
1993 37.62 kt +18.8%
1994 39.04 kt +3.8%
1995 39.41 kt +0.9%
1996 39.44 kt +0.1%
1997 40.41 kt +2.5%
1998 31.92 kt -21.0%
1999 32.39 kt +1.5%
2000 32.2 kt -0.6%
2001 26.72 kt -17.0%
2002 29 kt +8.5%
2003 29.76 kt +2.6%
2004 31.09 kt +4.5%
2005 27.27 kt -12.3%
2006 25.46 kt -6.6%
2007 23.78 kt -6.6%
2008 20.44 kt -14.0%
2009 18.75 kt -8.3%
2010 19.59 kt +4.5%
2011 21.49 kt +9.7%
2012 22.89 kt +6.5%
2013 23.29 kt +1.7%
2014 24.73 kt +6.2%
2015 28.72 kt +16.1%
2016 33.87 kt +17.9%
2017 34.91 kt +3.1%
2018 38.05 kt +9.0%
2019 40.72 kt +7.0%
2020 41.52 kt +2.0%
2021 42.25 kt +1.8%
2022 44.15 kt +4.5%
2023 44.1 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.13 kt 17.42 kt 26.24 kt 9
1970s 27.16 kt 21.57 kt 31.29 kt 10
1980s 29.01 kt 22.25 kt 34.4 kt 10
1990s 35.23 kt 29.11 kt 40.41 kt 10
2000s 26.45 kt 18.75 kt 32.2 kt 10
2010s 28.83 kt 19.59 kt 40.72 kt 10
2020s 43.01 kt 41.52 kt 44.15 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Oman 20.7 kt compare
  2. 8 USSR 20.22 kt compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 18.2 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 17 kt compare
  5. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 11.3 kt compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 11 kt compare
  7. 13 Germany 8.51 kt compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions in Northern America?
Ippu — emissions in Northern America was 44.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 44.15 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 17.42 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for ippu — emissions?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. 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 IPPU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
173 places, 9,847 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