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IPPU — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: IPPU — Emissions was 164,700 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
164,700 kt
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
167,100 kt
in 2022
All-time low
100,500 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPPU — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 164,700 kt for ippu — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions in Northern America peaked at 167,100 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,500 kt, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 10th 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.

IPPU — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 100,500 kt —
1962 104,900 kt +4.4%
1963 109,600 kt +4.5%
1964 115,800 kt +5.7%
1965 120,500 kt +4.1%
1966 125,600 kt +4.2%
1967 127,000 kt +1.1%
1968 130,700 kt +2.9%
1969 133,600 kt +2.2%
1970 126,300 kt -5.5%
1971 124,700 kt -1.3%
1972 133,100 kt +6.7%
1973 138,900 kt +4.4%
1974 131,100 kt -5.6%
1975 114,300 kt -12.8%
1976 135,100 kt +18.2%
1977 143,000 kt +5.8%
1978 143,400 kt +0.3%
1979 145,200 kt +1.3%
1980 133,000 kt -8.4%
1981 132,200 kt -0.6%
1982 111,900 kt -15.4%
1983 122,700 kt +9.7%
1984 130,300 kt +6.2%
1985 128,800 kt -1.2%
1986 128,200 kt -0.5%
1987 131,700 kt +2.7%
1988 136,100 kt +3.3%
1989 130,300 kt -4.3%
1990 137,700 kt +5.7%
1991 132,600 kt -3.7%
1992 138,800 kt +4.7%
1993 144,400 kt +4.0%
1994 151,000 kt +4.6%
1995 153,100 kt +1.4%
1996 152,500 kt -0.4%
1997 157,600 kt +3.3%
1998 157,800 kt +0.1%
1999 157,600 kt -0.1%
2000 162,500 kt +3.1%
2001 139,300 kt -14.3%
2002 146,800 kt +5.4%
2003 146,800 kt +0.0%
2004 156,100 kt +6.3%
2005 151,400 kt -3.0%
2006 153,000 kt +1.1%
2007 153,400 kt +0.3%
2008 143,900 kt -6.2%
2009 119,100 kt -17.2%
2010 130,800 kt +9.8%
2011 134,500 kt +2.8%
2012 138,000 kt +2.6%
2013 140,700 kt +2.0%
2014 146,500 kt +4.1%
2015 149,100 kt +1.8%
2016 148,800 kt -0.2%
2017 152,700 kt +2.6%
2018 156,800 kt +2.7%
2019 161,800 kt +3.2%
2020 162,300 kt +0.3%
2021 163,200 kt +0.6%
2022 167,100 kt +2.4%
2023 164,700 kt -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 118,689 kt 100,500 kt 133,600 kt 9
1970s 133,510 kt 114,300 kt 145,200 kt 10
1980s 128,520 kt 111,900 kt 136,100 kt 10
1990s 148,310 kt 132,600 kt 157,800 kt 10
2000s 147,230 kt 119,100 kt 162,500 kt 10
2010s 145,970 kt 130,800 kt 161,800 kt 10
2020s 164,325 kt 162,300 kt 167,100 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Saudi Arabia 89,500 kt compare
  2. 8 Republic of Korea 58,500 kt compare
  3. 9 Japan 58,000 kt compare
  4. 10 Indonesia 52,300 kt compare
  5. 11 Egypt 42,700 kt compare
  6. 12 Brazil 42,300 kt compare
  7. 13 Thailand 32,500 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions in Northern America?
Ippu — emissions in Northern America was 164,700 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 167,100 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 100,500 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for ippu — emissions?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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