On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 5,371 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 5,371 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 5,371 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,177 kt, in 1990.
Americas ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,177 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,240 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,240 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,308 kt | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1,383 kt | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,388 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,531 kt | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 1,625 kt | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,616 kt | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,578 kt | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,589 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,613 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,151 kt | +95.4% |
| 2003 | 3,324 kt | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 3,481 kt | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3,710 kt | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3,424 kt | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 3,326 kt | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,209 kt | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,285 kt | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,185 kt | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,511 kt | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 3,416 kt | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,368 kt | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,341 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,772 kt | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 3,888 kt | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4,254 kt | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 4,314 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5,306 kt | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 5,266 kt | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4,773 kt | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 5,319 kt | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 5,371 kt | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,409 kt | 1,177 kt | 1,625 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,011 kt | 1,589 kt | 3,710 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,835 kt | 3,185 kt | 5,306 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,182 kt | 4,773 kt | 5,371 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 5,371 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 5,371 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,177 kt in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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