On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America
Northern America: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 4,245 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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 n2o in Northern America stood at 4,245 kt.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 5,241 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,650 kt, in 2003.
Northern America ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,060 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,083 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4,377 kt | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 4,141 kt | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 4,152 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,240 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,372 kt | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 4,375 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,053 kt | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 3,901 kt | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 4,195 kt | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4,412 kt | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4,124 kt | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 3,650 kt | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 4,510 kt | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 4,911 kt | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5,241 kt | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4,962 kt | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5,151 kt | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,474 kt | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 5,222 kt | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 4,527 kt | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 4,285 kt | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4,602 kt | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 4,681 kt | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4,621 kt | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4,609 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,342 kt | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4,289 kt | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,160 kt | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,067 kt | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,217 kt | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4,275 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4,245 kt | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,175 kt | 3,901 kt | 4,377 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,563 kt | 3,650 kt | 5,241 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,534 kt | 4,160 kt | 5,222 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,201 kt | 4,067 kt | 4,275 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 6 Canada 1,283 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 137.88 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 90.76 kt compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1,138 kt compare
- 8 Argentina 1,090 kt compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 52.5 kt compare
- 9 France 1,031 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 42.32 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 967.97 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 36.44 kt compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.17 kt compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 798.71 kt compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.48 kt compare
- 12 Thailand 732.43 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 n2o in Northern America?
- On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 4,245 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,241 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,650 kt in 2003.
- How does Northern America rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 N2O (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