Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas

Americas: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 9,981 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
9,981 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
23,234 kt
in 2010
All-time low
3,307 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 10.6k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 10.6k kt1993: 10.6k kt1994: 10.6k kt1995: 10.6k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 6.5k kt1998: 11.2k kt1999: 9.6k kt2000: 3.3k kt2001: 5.7k kt2002: 12.0k kt2003: 12.5k kt2004: 16.4k kt2005: 16.1k kt2006: 9.4k kt2007: 19.0k kt2008: 6.7k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 23.2k kt2011: 6.3k kt2012: 7.5k kt2013: 4.0k kt2014: 4.4k kt2015: 8.6k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 4.2k kt2019: 13.0k kt2020: 15.7k kt2021: 10.0k kt2022: 10.0k kt2023: 10.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas is 9,981 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 147.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas peaked at 23,234 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,307 kt, in 2000.

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

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,631 kt
1991 10,631 kt +0.0%
1992 10,631 kt +0.0%
1993 10,631 kt +0.0%
1994 10,631 kt +0.0%
1995 10,631 kt +0.0%
1996 5,493 kt -48.3%
1997 6,500 kt +18.3%
1998 11,210 kt +72.5%
1999 9,608 kt -14.3%
2000 3,307 kt -65.6%
2001 5,682 kt +71.8%
2002 11,989 kt +111.0%
2003 12,536 kt +4.6%
2004 16,417 kt +31.0%
2005 16,096 kt -2.0%
2006 9,377 kt -41.7%
2007 19,004 kt +102.7%
2008 6,720 kt -64.6%
2009 3,765 kt -44.0%
2010 23,234 kt +517.0%
2011 6,287 kt -72.9%
2012 7,480 kt +19.0%
2013 4,034 kt -46.1%
2014 4,444 kt +10.2%
2015 8,648 kt +94.6%
2016 7,785 kt -10.0%
2017 9,361 kt +20.2%
2018 4,161 kt -55.5%
2019 13,018 kt +212.8%
2020 15,704 kt +20.6%
2021 9,990 kt -36.4%
2022 10,026 kt +0.4%
2023 9,981 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,660 kt 5,493 kt 11,210 kt 10
2000s 10,489 kt 3,307 kt 19,004 kt 10
2010s 8,845 kt 4,034 kt 23,234 kt 10
2020s 11,425 kt 9,981 kt 15,704 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Myanmar 3,592 kt compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 1,548 kt compare
  3. 7 Thailand 977.11 kt compare
  4. 8 Sudan (former) 827.28 kt compare
  5. 9 South Sudan 747.88 kt compare
  6. 10 Cambodia 625.16 kt compare
  7. 11 Nepal 601.15 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas was 9,981 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 23,234 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 3,307 kt in 2000.
How does Americas rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.4%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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