IPPU — Emissions per capita in Americas
Americas: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Americas recorded 0.61 t CO2eq/cap for ippu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Americas peaked at 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.52 t CO2eq/cap, in 2009.
That places Americas 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Americas, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.564 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.555 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.558 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 8 Bahrain 3.88 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Oman 3.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Norway 1.89 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 1.63 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.45 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Grenada 1.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 1.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ippu — emissions per capita in Americas?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Americas was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.