IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) was 418,913 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
418,913 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
418,913 kt
in 2023
All-time low
181,908 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, 1961–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 418,913 kt for ippu — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 418,913 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 181,908 kt, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 181,908 kt
1962 194,040 kt +6.7%
1963 207,020 kt +6.7%
1964 222,086 kt +7.3%
1965 235,583 kt +6.1%
1966 249,452 kt +5.9%
1967 258,938 kt +3.8%
1968 269,622 kt +4.1%
1969 278,533 kt +3.3%
1970 264,854 kt -4.9%
1971 264,102 kt -0.3%
1972 276,208 kt +4.6%
1973 290,557 kt +5.2%
1974 283,218 kt -2.5%
1975 262,174 kt -7.4%
1976 299,316 kt +14.2%
1977 312,042 kt +4.3%
1978 321,940 kt +3.2%
1979 321,607 kt -0.1%
1980 300,765 kt -6.5%
1981 297,796 kt -1.0%
1982 276,318 kt -7.2%
1983 306,908 kt +11.1%
1984 312,036 kt +1.7%
1985 306,203 kt -1.9%
1986 307,487 kt +0.4%
1987 313,853 kt +2.1%
1988 320,992 kt +2.3%
1989 318,852 kt -0.7%
1990 318,667 kt -0.1%
1991 306,147 kt -3.9%
1992 317,039 kt +3.6%
1993 325,226 kt +2.6%
1994 339,079 kt +4.3%
1995 353,730 kt +4.3%
1996 360,258 kt +1.8%
1997 362,912 kt +0.7%
1998 371,832 kt +2.5%
1999 368,850 kt -0.8%
2000 373,803 kt +1.3%
2001 336,046 kt -10.1%
2002 349,809 kt +4.1%
2003 341,369 kt -2.4%
2004 357,252 kt +4.7%
2005 351,651 kt -1.6%
2006 357,382 kt +1.6%
2007 372,542 kt +4.2%
2008 358,912 kt -3.7%
2009 326,571 kt -9.0%
2010 347,425 kt +6.4%
2011 357,099 kt +2.8%
2012 356,599 kt -0.1%
2013 359,942 kt +0.9%
2014 372,168 kt +3.4%
2015 373,650 kt +0.4%
2016 374,678 kt +0.3%
2017 379,206 kt +1.2%
2018 382,958 kt +1.0%
2019 394,068 kt +2.9%
2020 398,435 kt +1.1%
2021 406,091 kt +1.9%
2022 415,753 kt +2.4%
2023 418,913 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 233,020 kt 181,908 kt 278,533 kt 9
1970s 289,602 kt 262,174 kt 321,940 kt 10
1980s 306,121 kt 276,318 kt 320,992 kt 10
1990s 342,374 kt 306,147 kt 371,832 kt 10
2000s 352,534 kt 326,571 kt 373,803 kt 10
2010s 369,779 kt 347,425 kt 394,068 kt 10
2020s 409,798 kt 398,435 kt 418,913 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 USSR 230,606 kt compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 173,643 kt compare
  3. 7 Saudi Arabia 150,990 kt compare
  4. 8 Republic of Korea 84,146 kt compare
  5. 9 Japan 82,333 kt compare
  6. 10 Thailand 69,862 kt compare
  7. 11 Indonesia 69,428 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
Ippu — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 418,913 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 418,913 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 181,908 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
Last refreshed

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