Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States

United States: Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 66.04 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
66.04 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 75 countries
All-time high
66.04 kt
in 2020
All-time low
46.76 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020

02040601990200520201990: 46.8 kt1991: 47.5 kt1992: 47.6 kt1993: 46.9 kt1994: 49.3 kt1995: 50.6 kt1996: 50.4 kt1997: 50.9 kt1998: 51.5 kt1999: 53.4 kt2000: 54.7 kt2001: 54.3 kt2002: 55.4 kt2003: 55.8 kt2004: 53.8 kt2005: 54.7 kt2006: 57.2 kt2007: 57.5 kt2008: 56.8 kt2009: 56.6 kt2010: 56.8 kt2011: 57.6 kt2012: 58 kt2013: 58 kt2014: 57.9 kt2015: 59.6 kt2016: 61.7 kt2017: 63.8 kt2018: 64.7 kt2019: 65.5 kt2020: 66 kt

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

Analysis

United States recorded 66.04 kt for manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States peaked at 66.04 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.76 kt, in 1990.

United States ranks 1st of 75 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 46.76 kt
1991 47.48 kt +1.5%
1992 47.59 kt +0.2%
1993 46.9 kt -1.4%
1994 49.3 kt +5.1%
1995 50.57 kt +2.6%
1996 50.37 kt -0.4%
1997 50.88 kt +1.0%
1998 51.51 kt +1.3%
1999 53.42 kt +3.7%
2000 54.73 kt +2.5%
2001 54.29 kt -0.8%
2002 55.42 kt +2.1%
2003 55.83 kt +0.7%
2004 53.75 kt -3.7%
2005 54.69 kt +1.8%
2006 57.2 kt +4.6%
2007 57.5 kt +0.5%
2008 56.78 kt -1.2%
2009 56.56 kt -0.4%
2010 56.79 kt +0.4%
2011 57.64 kt +1.5%
2012 58.01 kt +0.6%
2013 57.97 kt -0.1%
2014 57.94 kt -0.1%
2015 59.61 kt +2.9%
2016 61.74 kt +3.6%
2017 63.76 kt +3.3%
2018 64.74 kt +1.5%
2019 65.49 kt +1.2%
2020 66.04 kt +0.9%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 66.04 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 59.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.48 kt 46.76 kt 53.42 kt 10
2000s 55.68 kt 53.75 kt 57.5 kt 10
2010s 60.37 kt 56.79 kt 65.49 kt 10
2020s 66.04 kt 66.04 kt 66.04 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Mexico 43.73 kt compare
  2. 3 Ethiopia 40.39 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 24.54 kt compare
  4. 4 Russia 24.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States?
Manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States was 66.04 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 66.04 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 46.76 kt in 1990.
How does United States rank for manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is manure management — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
80 places, 1,924 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