LULUCF — Emissions Share in Americas
Americas: LULUCF — Emissions Share was 2.78 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions Share in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 2.78 % for lulucf — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 47.1% on the previous year and up 164.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions share in Americas peaked at 4.03 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.94 %, in 2009.
Americas ranks 12th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 % | 1.62 % | 3.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 % | 0.94 % | 3.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 % | 0.94 % | 4.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 % | 1.89 % | 3.02 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions share in Americas?
- Lulucf — emissions share in Americas was 2.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 % in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for lulucf — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions share rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.