LULUCF — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: LULUCF — Emissions was -338,370 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-338,370 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 32 groups
All-time high
-338,345 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-799,005 kt
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023

-800.0k-700.0k-600.0k-500.0k-400.0k-300.0k1990200620231990: -738.3k kt1991: -738.3k kt1992: -738.3k kt1993: -738.5k kt1994: -738.6k kt1995: -738.4k kt1996: -738.4k kt1997: -738.5k kt1998: -738.4k kt1999: -738.3k kt2000: -738.2k kt2001: -798.7k kt2002: -798.7k kt2003: -798.7k kt2004: -798.7k kt2005: -798.8k kt2006: -798.9k kt2007: -798.9k kt2008: -799.0k kt2009: -799.0k kt2010: -799.0k kt2011: -766.9k kt2012: -766.9k kt2013: -767.0k kt2014: -767.1k kt2015: -767.1k kt2016: -610.2k kt2017: -610.2k kt2018: -610.1k kt2019: -610.0k kt2020: -610.0k kt2021: -338.3k kt2022: -338.4k kt2023: -338.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, lulucf — emissions in United States of America stood at -338,370 kt.

The figure is up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in United States of America peaked at -338,345 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -799,005 kt, in 2010.

United States of America ranks 28th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -738,326 kt
1991 -738,326 kt -0.0%
1992 -738,326 kt -0.0%
1993 -738,474 kt +0.0%
1994 -738,622 kt +0.0%
1995 -738,395 kt -0.0%
1996 -738,447 kt +0.0%
1997 -738,473 kt +0.0%
1998 -738,404 kt -0.0%
1999 -738,310 kt -0.0%
2000 -738,217 kt -0.0%
2001 -798,715 kt +8.2%
2002 -798,704 kt -0.0%
2003 -798,705 kt +0.0%
2004 -798,748 kt +0.0%
2005 -798,795 kt +0.0%
2006 -798,850 kt +0.0%
2007 -798,912 kt +0.0%
2008 -798,973 kt +0.0%
2009 -799,002 kt +0.0%
2010 -799,005 kt +0.0%
2011 -766,877 kt -4.0%
2012 -766,928 kt +0.0%
2013 -767,045 kt +0.0%
2014 -767,103 kt +0.0%
2015 -767,143 kt +0.0%
2016 -610,186 kt -20.5%
2017 -610,225 kt +0.0%
2018 -610,099 kt -0.0%
2019 -609,960 kt -0.0%
2020 -609,967 kt +0.0%
2021 -338,345 kt -44.5%
2022 -338,370 kt +0.0%
2023 -338,370 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -738,410 kt -738,622 kt -738,310 kt 10
2000s -792,762 kt -799,002 kt -738,217 kt 10
2010s -707,457 kt -799,005 kt -609,960 kt 10
2020s -406,263 kt -609,967 kt -338,345 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 25 Mali 22,675 kt compare
  2. 26 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  3. 27 Chad 20,709 kt compare
  4. 28 Poland 20,032 kt compare
  5. 29 Guinea 19,544 kt compare
  6. 30 Burkina Faso 18,619 kt compare
  7. 31 Bangladesh 17,568 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in United States of America?
Lulucf — emissions in United States of America was -338,370 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was -338,345 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was -799,005 kt in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for lulucf — emissions?
United States of America ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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
Last refreshed

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