Land-use change — Emissions Share in Americas
Americas: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 21.95 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 21.95 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Americas peaked at 36.88 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.23 %, in 2014.
Americas ranks 11th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.78 % | 32.39 % | 36.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.05 % | 22.51 % | 31.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.49 % | 18.23 % | 23.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.77 % | 21.58 % | 21.95 % | 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 share in Americas?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Americas was 21.95 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 36.88 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.23 % in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.