LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States

United States: LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 32.45 kt in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.45 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 69 countries
All-time high
37.8 kt
in 2015
All-time low
9.98 kt
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2019

102030401990200420191990: 10 kt1991: 10.4 kt1992: 10.1 kt1993: 10.5 kt1994: 12.2 kt1995: 11.1 kt1996: 13.7 kt1997: 10.9 kt1998: 11 kt1999: 14.2 kt2000: 16.6 kt2001: 14.1 kt2002: 30.6 kt2003: 25 kt2004: 29.3 kt2005: 25 kt2006: 20.1 kt2007: 33.5 kt2008: 18.9 kt2009: 23.3 kt2010: 16.5 kt2011: 18.5 kt2012: 30.4 kt2013: 16.2 kt2014: 23.5 kt2015: 37.8 kt2016: 18.4 kt2017: 35.7 kt2018: 32.4 kt2019: 32.5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States is 32.45 kt, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States peaked at 37.8 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.98 kt, in 1990.

United States ranks 4th of 69 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990 to 2019.
Year kt Change
1990 9.98 kt
1991 10.42 kt +4.4%
1992 10.11 kt -2.9%
1993 10.49 kt +3.8%
1994 12.17 kt +16.0%
1995 11.09 kt -8.9%
1996 13.67 kt +23.2%
1997 10.89 kt -20.3%
1998 11.04 kt +1.4%
1999 14.15 kt +28.2%
2000 16.65 kt +17.6%
2001 14.11 kt -15.3%
2002 30.57 kt +116.7%
2003 25.02 kt -18.2%
2004 29.28 kt +17.0%
2005 25.03 kt -14.5%
2006 20.07 kt -19.8%
2007 33.53 kt +67.1%
2008 18.88 kt -43.7%
2009 23.3 kt +23.4%
2010 16.47 kt -29.3%
2011 18.46 kt +12.1%
2012 30.41 kt +64.7%
2013 16.19 kt -46.8%
2014 23.52 kt +45.3%
2015 37.8 kt +60.7%
2016 18.41 kt -51.3%
2017 35.7 kt +93.9%
2018 32.42 kt -9.2%
2019 32.45 kt +0.1%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 32.45 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6304 kt, 51.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.4 kt 9.98 kt 14.15 kt 10
2000s 23.64 kt 14.11 kt 33.53 kt 10
2010s 26.18 kt 16.19 kt 37.8 kt 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 183 kt compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 51.46 kt compare
  3. 2 Russia 51.46 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 25.14 kt compare
  5. 6 Central African Republic 17.6 kt compare
  6. 7 Australia 10.84 kt compare

See the full ranking of 73 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States?
Lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States was 32.45 kt in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 37.8 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 9.98 kt in 1990.
How does United States rank for lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States ranks 4th out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Is lulucf — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,744 data points, 1990–2019
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