On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States
United States: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,949 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, 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 United States stood at 2,949 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States peaked at 4,222 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,754 kt, in 2020.
United States ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,445 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,470 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3,741 kt | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 3,480 kt | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 3,441 kt | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,476 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3,566 kt | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,526 kt | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,214 kt | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 3,039 kt | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 3,332 kt | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 3,653 kt | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 3,461 kt | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,971 kt | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 3,825 kt | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 3,877 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,167 kt | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3,839 kt | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 4,006 kt | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3,612 kt | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 4,222 kt | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 3,435 kt | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 3,240 kt | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,503 kt | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3,472 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,331 kt | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 3,319 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,959 kt | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 2,837 kt | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 2,786 kt | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,754 kt | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,872 kt | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,949 kt | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,949 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,949 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.98 kt, 68.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,440 kt | 3,039 kt | 3,741 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,674 kt | 2,971 kt | 4,167 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,310 kt | 2,786 kt | 4,222 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,881 kt | 2,754 kt | 2,949 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States?
- On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States was 2,949 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4,222 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,754 kt in 2020.
- How does United States rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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