Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas
Americas: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.84 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.84 million kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 2.97 million kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million kt, in 2013.
Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.94 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.94 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.94 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.94 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.94 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.94 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.94 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.94 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.97 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.96 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.93 million kt | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.03 million kt | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million kt | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million kt | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million kt | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.84 million kt | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.84 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 million kt | 2.94 million kt | 2.97 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million kt | 2.02 million kt | 2.93 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million kt | 1.42 million kt | 2.07 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million kt | 1.66 million kt | 1.84 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 1.84 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million kt in 2013.
- How does Americas rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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