LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: LULUCF — Emissions was -196,584 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-196,584 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
-196,584 kt
in 2022
All-time low
-705,593 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

-800.0k-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k1990200620231990: -634.0k kt1991: -634.0k kt1992: -634.0k kt1993: -634.2k kt1994: -634.4k kt1995: -633.7k kt1996: -633.6k kt1997: -633.6k kt1998: -633.3k kt1999: -632.8k kt2000: -632.5k kt2001: -543.1k kt2002: -543.1k kt2003: -543.0k kt2004: -543.0k kt2005: -543.1k kt2006: -543.3k kt2007: -543.5k kt2008: -543.6k kt2009: -543.6k kt2010: -543.6k kt2011: -705.4k kt2012: -705.4k kt2013: -705.5k kt2014: -705.6k kt2015: -705.6k kt2016: -448.8k kt2017: -448.8k kt2018: -448.4k kt2019: -448.1k kt2020: -448.0k kt2021: -196.6k kt2022: -196.6k kt2023: -196.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions in Northern America is -196,584 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in Northern America peaked at -196,584 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, -705,593 kt, in 2015.

Northern America ranks 27th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

LULUCF — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -634,050 kt
1991 -634,050 kt -0.0%
1992 -634,050 kt -0.0%
1993 -634,201 kt +0.0%
1994 -634,352 kt +0.0%
1995 -633,656 kt -0.1%
1996 -633,645 kt -0.0%
1997 -633,587 kt -0.0%
1998 -633,263 kt -0.1%
1999 -632,849 kt -0.1%
2000 -632,484 kt -0.1%
2001 -543,132 kt -14.1%
2002 -543,051 kt -0.0%
2003 -543,030 kt -0.0%
2004 -543,013 kt -0.0%
2005 -543,150 kt +0.0%
2006 -543,300 kt +0.0%
2007 -543,488 kt +0.0%
2008 -543,603 kt +0.0%
2009 -543,634 kt +0.0%
2010 -543,605 kt -0.0%
2011 -705,401 kt +29.8%
2012 -705,424 kt +0.0%
2013 -705,523 kt +0.0%
2014 -705,572 kt +0.0%
2015 -705,593 kt +0.0%
2016 -448,787 kt -36.4%
2017 -448,772 kt -0.0%
2018 -448,359 kt -0.1%
2019 -448,086 kt -0.1%
2020 -448,023 kt -0.0%
2021 -196,641 kt -56.1%
2022 -196,584 kt -0.0%
2023 -196,584 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -633,770 kt -634,352 kt -632,849 kt 10
2000s -552,188 kt -632,484 kt -543,013 kt 10
2010s -586,512 kt -705,593 kt -448,086 kt 10
2020s -259,458 kt -448,023 kt -196,584 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 24 Liberia 22,949 kt compare
  2. 25 Mali 22,675 kt compare
  3. 26 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  4. 27 Chad 20,709 kt compare
  5. 28 Poland 20,032 kt compare
  6. 29 Guinea 19,544 kt compare
  7. 30 Burkina Faso 18,619 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in Northern America?
Lulucf — emissions in Northern America was -196,584 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was -196,584 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was -705,593 kt in 2015.
How does Northern America rank for lulucf — emissions?
Northern America ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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