On-farm energy use — Emissions in United States

United States: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 11.13 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 197 countries
All-time high
15.93 kt
in 2010
All-time low
10.39 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13 kt1991: 13.1 kt1992: 14.1 kt1993: 13.1 kt1994: 13 kt1995: 13.1 kt1996: 13.5 kt1997: 13.3 kt1998: 12.1 kt1999: 11.5 kt2000: 12.6 kt2001: 13.8 kt2002: 13.1 kt2003: 11.2 kt2004: 14.4 kt2005: 14.6 kt2006: 15.7 kt2007: 14.5 kt2008: 15.1 kt2009: 13.6 kt2010: 15.9 kt2011: 13 kt2012: 12.2 kt2013: 13.2 kt2014: 13.1 kt2015: 12.6 kt2016: 12.5 kt2017: 11.2 kt2018: 10.7 kt2019: 10.5 kt2020: 10.4 kt2021: 10.8 kt2022: 11.1 kt2023: 11.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for on-farm energy use — emissions in United States is 11.13 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in United States peaked at 15.93 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.39 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 in United States, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (N2O) in United States, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13 kt
1991 13.09 kt +0.7%
1992 14.12 kt +7.8%
1993 13.13 kt -7.0%
1994 12.98 kt -1.1%
1995 13.12 kt +1.0%
1996 13.46 kt +2.6%
1997 13.3 kt -1.1%
1998 12.13 kt -8.8%
1999 11.47 kt -5.5%
2000 12.57 kt +9.6%
2001 13.78 kt +9.6%
2002 13.06 kt -5.2%
2003 11.21 kt -14.2%
2004 14.43 kt +28.8%
2005 14.63 kt +1.4%
2006 15.72 kt +7.5%
2007 14.49 kt -7.9%
2008 15.12 kt +4.4%
2009 13.63 kt -9.8%
2010 15.93 kt +16.9%
2011 12.96 kt -18.6%
2012 12.23 kt -5.7%
2013 13.22 kt +8.1%
2014 13.1 kt -0.9%
2015 12.57 kt -4.0%
2016 12.52 kt -0.4%
2017 11.17 kt -10.8%
2018 10.71 kt -4.1%
2019 10.51 kt -1.8%
2020 10.39 kt -1.1%
2021 10.84 kt +4.3%
2022 11.13 kt +2.7%
2023 11.13 kt +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 11.13 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1622 kt, 68.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.98 kt 11.47 kt 14.12 kt 10
2000s 13.86 kt 11.21 kt 15.72 kt 10
2010s 12.49 kt 10.51 kt 15.93 kt 10
2020s 10.87 kt 10.39 kt 11.13 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 OECD 53.18 kt compare
  2. 2 China 23.67 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 23.09 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 9.5 kt compare
  5. 6 Japan 4.95 kt compare
  6. 7 Canada 4.84 kt compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions in United States?
On-farm energy use — emissions in United States was 11.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 15.93 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 10.39 kt in 2020.
How does United States rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
United States ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
230 places, 7,288 data points, 1990–2023
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