Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States

United States: Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 2,383 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,383 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
1st
of 80 countries
All-time high
2,383 kt
in 2020
All-time low
1,394 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200520201990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.5k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.6k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.9k kt2002: 1.9k kt2003: 1.9k kt2004: 1.9k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.0k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 2.1k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.1k kt2011: 2.1k kt2012: 2.2k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.2k kt2016: 2.3k kt2017: 2.3k kt2018: 2.4k kt2019: 2.3k kt2020: 2.4k kt

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

Analysis

United States recorded 2,383 kt for manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States peaked at 2,383 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,394 kt, in 1990.

United States ranks 1st of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1,394 kt
1991 1,463 kt +5.0%
1992 1,408 kt -3.8%
1993 1,475 kt +4.8%
1994 1,581 kt +7.1%
1995 1,631 kt +3.2%
1996 1,599 kt -1.9%
1997 1,674 kt +4.7%
1998 1,809 kt +8.1%
1999 1,811 kt +0.1%
2000 1,823 kt +0.7%
2001 1,882 kt +3.2%
2002 1,915 kt +1.7%
2003 1,924 kt +0.5%
2004 1,859 kt -3.4%
2005 1,960 kt +5.4%
2006 1,960 kt -0.0%
2007 2,136 kt +9.0%
2008 2,065 kt -3.3%
2009 2,022 kt -2.1%
2010 2,091 kt +3.4%
2011 2,106 kt +0.7%
2012 2,180 kt +3.5%
2013 2,095 kt -3.9%
2014 2,078 kt -0.8%
2015 2,216 kt +6.6%
2016 2,286 kt +3.2%
2017 2,300 kt +0.6%
2018 2,375 kt +3.3%
2019 2,348 kt -1.1%
2020 2,383 kt +1.5%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 2,383 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.87 kt, 99.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,584 kt 1,394 kt 1,811 kt 10
2000s 1,955 kt 1,823 kt 2,136 kt 10
2010s 2,207 kt 2,078 kt 2,375 kt 10
2020s 2,383 kt 2,383 kt 2,383 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Brazil 632.4 kt compare
  2. 3 Spain 290.05 kt compare
  3. 4 Germany 258.83 kt compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States?
Manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in United States was 2,383 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 2,383 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1,394 kt in 1990.
How does United States rank for manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
United States ranks 1st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is manure management — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,993 data points, 1990–2020
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