On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America
Northern America: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,235 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America stood at 3,235 kt.
That represents a change of up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America peaked at 3,377 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 579.61 kt, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 579.61 kt | — |
| 1991 | 598.14 kt | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 617.63 kt | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 621.14 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 652.62 kt | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 649.65 kt | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 662.95 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 684.7 kt | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 652.71 kt | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 593.45 kt | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 580.12 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 626.42 kt | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2,145 kt | +242.4% |
| 2003 | 2,267 kt | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,375 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 2,527 kt | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2,304 kt | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 2,198 kt | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2,020 kt | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2,072 kt | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,000 kt | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,072 kt | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,917 kt | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 1,915 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,819 kt | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,231 kt | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 2,258 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,537 kt | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 2,468 kt | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,377 kt | +36.8% |
| 2020 | 3,241 kt | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2,707 kt | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 3,235 kt | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 3,235 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 631.26 kt | 579.61 kt | 684.7 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,912 kt | 580.12 kt | 2,527 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,259 kt | 1,819 kt | 3,377 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,105 kt | 2,707 kt | 3,241 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 Russian Federation 1,409 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 1,173 kt compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 93.18 kt compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 626.34 kt compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35.2 kt compare
- 8 Canada 499.65 kt compare
- 9 Mexico 471.1 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.47 kt compare
- 10 Poland 410.08 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 4.84 kt compare
- 11 South Africa 320.97 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America?
- On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America was 3,235 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,377 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 579.61 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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