Land-use change — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Land-use change — Emissions was 0.0015 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0015 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.086 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0 kt
in 2008
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.009 kt1991: 0.009 kt1992: 0.009 kt1993: 0.009 kt1994: 0.009 kt1995: 0.009 kt1996: 0.026 kt1997: 0.017 kt1998: 0.028 kt1999: 0.086 kt2000: 0.032 kt2001: 0.014 kt2002: 0.001 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0.002 kt2005: 0.001 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0.005 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0.002 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0.003 kt2015: 0.004 kt2016: 0.005 kt2017: 0.008 kt2018: 0.008 kt2019: 0.001 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0.004 kt2022: 0.002 kt2023: 0.002 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Northern America is 0.0015 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 650.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Northern America peaked at 0.086 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2008.

That places Northern America 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land-use change — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0089 kt
1991 0.0089 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0089 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0089 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0089 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0089 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0261 kt +193.3%
1997 0.0165 kt -36.8%
1998 0.028 kt +69.7%
1999 0.086 kt +207.1%
2000 0.0317 kt -63.1%
2001 0.0144 kt -54.6%
2002 0.0005 kt -96.5%
2003 0.0002 kt -60.0%
2004 0.0017 kt +750.0%
2005 0.0012 kt -29.4%
2006 0.0002 kt -83.3%
2007 0.0058 kt +2800.0%
2008 0 kt -100.0%
2009 0.0054 kt
2010 0 kt -100.0%
2011 0.0017 kt
2012 0 kt -100.0%
2013 0.0002 kt
2014 0.0027 kt +1250.0%
2015 0.0041 kt +51.9%
2016 0.0049 kt +19.5%
2017 0.008 kt +63.3%
2018 0.0078 kt -2.5%
2019 0.0012 kt -84.6%
2020 0.0005 kt -58.3%
2021 0.0037 kt +640.0%
2022 0.0015 kt -59.5%
2023 0.0015 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.021 kt 0.0089 kt 0.086 kt 10
2000s 0.0061 kt 0 kt 0.0317 kt 10
2010s 0.0031 kt 0 kt 0.008 kt 10
2020s 0.0018 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0037 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 16 OECD 1.09 kt compare
  2. 17 Chad 1.05 kt compare
  3. 18 Mexico 0.884 kt compare
  4. 19 Nicaragua 0.6915 kt compare
  5. 20 Madagascar 0.6304 kt compare
  6. 21 Nigeria 0.5945 kt compare
  7. 22 Congo 0.5043 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Northern America?
Land-use change — emissions in Northern America was 0.0015 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 0.086 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2008.
How does Northern America rank for land-use change — emissions?
Northern America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (N2O)
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