LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Northern America
Northern America: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was -0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions per capita in Northern America is -0.47 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Northern America peaked at -0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.24 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Northern America 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2.24 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | -2.21 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1992 | -2.18 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1993 | -2.16 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1994 | -2.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1995 | -2.11 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1996 | -2.08 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1997 | -2.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 1998 | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1999 | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2001 | -1.72 t CO2eq/cap | -14.0% |
| 2002 | -1.7 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2003 | -1.68 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2004 | -1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2005 | -1.65 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2007 | -1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2008 | -1.6 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2009 | -1.58 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2010 | -1.57 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2011 | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap | +28.7% |
| 2012 | -2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2013 | -1.98 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -1.96 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2015 | -1.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2016 | -1.22 t CO2eq/cap | -36.8% |
| 2017 | -1.2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2018 | -1.19 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2019 | -1.19 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.17 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -57.3% |
| 2022 | -0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2023 | -0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +57.3% | -1.17 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | +36.8% | -1.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.22 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -28.7% | -1.57 t CO2eq/cap | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.12 t CO2eq/cap | -2.24 t CO2eq/cap | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.68 t CO2eq/cap | -2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.58 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.63 t CO2eq/cap | -2.02 t CO2eq/cap | -1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6625 t CO2eq/cap | -1.17 t CO2eq/cap | -0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in Northern America?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Northern America was -0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was -0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Northern America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.