LULUCF — Emissions Share in Northern America
Northern America: LULUCF — Emissions Share was -3.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions Share in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded -3.79 % for lulucf — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions share in Northern America peaked at -3.69 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, -14.08 %, in 2012.
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 Share in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -13.35 % | — |
| 1991 | -13.39 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | -13.08 % | -2.3% |
| 1993 | -12.77 % | -2.4% |
| 1994 | -12.55 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | -12.41 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | -12.1 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | -11.8 % | -2.5% |
| 1998 | -11.68 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | -11.47 % | -1.8% |
| 2000 | -11.03 % | -3.8% |
| 2001 | -9.54 % | -13.5% |
| 2002 | -9.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | -9.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | -9.21 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | -9.16 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | -9.28 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | -9.15 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -9.46 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | -10.15 % | +7.3% |
| 2010 | -9.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | -13.56 % | +37.0% |
| 2012 | -14.08 % | +3.8% |
| 2013 | -13.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -13.58 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | -13.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | -8.55 % | -38.1% |
| 2017 | -8.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -8.31 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | -8.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -9.46 % | +12.6% |
| 2021 | -3.73 % | -60.6% |
| 2022 | -3.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | -3.79 % | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions Share 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 | +60.6% | -9.46 % | -3.73 % |
| 2011 | -37.0% | -9.9 % | -13.56 % |
| 2016 | +38.1% | -13.81 % | -8.55 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12.46 % | -13.39 % | -11.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.58 % | -11.03 % | -9.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.25 % | -14.08 % | -8.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.17 % | -9.46 % | -3.69 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 23 Paraguay 77.64 % compare
- 24 Cambodia 77.63 % compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 77.1 % compare
- 26 Burundi 76.48 % compare
- 27 Vanuatu 74.9 % compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 74.66 % compare
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 72 % compare
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 share in Northern America?
- Lulucf — emissions share in Northern America was -3.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was -3.69 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.08 % in 2012.
- How does Northern America rank for lulucf — emissions share?
- Northern America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions share rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.