Land-use change — Emissions Share in Northern America
Northern America: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 2.16 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Northern America stood at 2.16 %.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Northern America peaked at 3.83 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2001.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 % | 3.28 % | 3.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.316 % | 0 % | 3.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 % | 0 % | 2.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 % | 2.1 % | 3.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Northern America?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Northern America was 2.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
- 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 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.