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 11th of 32 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.
LULUCF — Emissions Share in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.58 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.6 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.54 % | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5 % | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.43 % | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.42 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.66 % | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 1.62 % | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.07 % | +89.5% |
| 1999 | 2.49 % | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2 % | -51.8% |
| 2001 | 1.23 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.47 % | +100.8% |
| 2003 | 2.53 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.95 % | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 2.99 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.86 % | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 3.48 % | +87.1% |
| 2008 | 1.59 % | -54.3% |
| 2009 | 0.94 % | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 4.03 % | +328.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 % | -64.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6 % | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 % | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 0.94 % | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.96 % | +108.5% |
| 2016 | 1.54 % | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 2.02 % | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 % | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 2.58 % | +118.6% |
| 2020 | 3.02 % | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 2.18 % | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 1.89 % | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 2.78 % | +47.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions Share in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +328.7% | 0.94 % | 4.03 % |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 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 11th out of 32 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.