Land-use change — Emissions Share in United States
United States: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.43 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in United States is 0.43 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 80.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in United States peaked at 2.47 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2001.
United States ranks 97th of 223 countries on this measure, 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 Share in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.64 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6 % | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.56 % | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.53 % | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.52 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.48 % | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.44 % | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.43 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.41 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.35 % | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 % | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 % | — |
| 2003 | 0 % | — |
| 2004 | 0 % | — |
| 2005 | 0 % | — |
| 2006 | 0 % | — |
| 2007 | 0 % | — |
| 2008 | 0 % | — |
| 2009 | 0 % | — |
| 2010 | 0 % | — |
| 2011 | 0 % | — |
| 2012 | 0 % | — |
| 2013 | 0 % | — |
| 2014 | 0 % | — |
| 2015 | 0 % | — |
| 2016 | 2.2 % | — |
| 2017 | 2.22 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.15 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.18 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.47 % | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.42 % | -83.0% |
| 2022 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.43 % | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 1.35 % | 0 % |
| 2021 | -83.0% | 2.47 % | 0.42 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 % | 1.41 % | 1.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 % | 0 % | 1.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.875 % | 0 % | 2.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.935 % | 0.42 % | 2.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in United States?
- Land-use change — emissions share in United States was 0.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2001.
- How does United States rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- United States ranks 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this United States 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.