LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 551.85 kt in 2019. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States is 551.85 kt, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States peaked at 663.29 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 169.73 kt, in 1997.
United States ranks 6th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 198.09 kt | — |
| 1991 | 205.76 kt | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 178.55 kt | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 173.61 kt | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 202.93 kt | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 180.14 kt | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 207.24 kt | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 169.73 kt | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 192.55 kt | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 229.16 kt | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 248.7 kt | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 210.44 kt | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 523.16 kt | +148.6% |
| 2003 | 414.82 kt | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 453.38 kt | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 372.44 kt | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 265.96 kt | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 513.48 kt | +93.1% |
| 2008 | 259.92 kt | -49.4% |
| 2009 | 347.47 kt | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 281.01 kt | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 289.35 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 524.93 kt | +81.4% |
| 2013 | 272.46 kt | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 398.9 kt | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 663.29 kt | +66.3% |
| 2016 | 308.29 kt | -53.5% |
| 2017 | 613.8 kt | +99.1% |
| 2018 | 551.56 kt | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 551.85 kt | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 551.85 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.73 kt, 116.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193.78 kt | 169.73 kt | 229.16 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 360.98 kt | 210.44 kt | 523.16 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 445.54 kt | 272.46 kt | 663.29 kt | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 Central African Republic 723.84 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 672 kt compare
- 7 Australia 527.06 kt compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 411.96 kt compare
- 9 Argentina 226.5 kt compare
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 lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States?
- Lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States was 551.85 kt in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 663.29 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.73 kt in 1997.
- How does United States rank for lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lulucf — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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