LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was -812,695 kt in 2019. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2019, lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States stood at -812,695 kt.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at -755,201 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, -908,722 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 86th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -908,722 kt | — |
| 1991 | -906,856 kt | -0.2% |
| 1992 | -893,674 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | -874,918 kt | -2.1% |
| 1994 | -892,185 kt | +2.0% |
| 1995 | -863,124 kt | -3.3% |
| 1996 | -880,394 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | -863,312 kt | -1.9% |
| 1998 | -870,904 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | -866,516 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | -865,138 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | -861,744 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | -837,868 kt | -2.8% |
| 2003 | -854,867 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | -755,201 kt | -11.7% |
| 2005 | -804,823 kt | +6.6% |
| 2006 | -859,921 kt | +6.8% |
| 2007 | -821,628 kt | -4.5% |
| 2008 | -803,815 kt | -2.2% |
| 2009 | -771,872 kt | -4.0% |
| 2010 | -795,818 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -813,299 kt | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -829,167 kt | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -800,184 kt | -3.5% |
| 2014 | -815,494 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | -791,695 kt | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -855,998 kt | +8.1% |
| 2017 | -792,046 kt | -7.5% |
| 2018 | -824,885 kt | +4.1% |
| 2019 | -812,695 kt | -1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's -812,695 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is -5,624 kt, 144.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -882,060 kt | -908,722 kt | -863,124 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -823,688 kt | -865,138 kt | -755,201 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -813,128 kt | -855,998 kt | -791,695 kt | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 83 Malaysia -260,457 kt compare
- 84 Russian Federation -575,514 kt compare
- 84 Russia -575,514 kt compare
- 87 China, mainland -1.15 million kt compare
- 88 China -1.15 million kt compare
- 89 Central African Republic -1.77 million 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 (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
- Lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States was -812,695 kt in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was -755,201 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -908,722 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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