Other — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) was 21,236 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21,236 kt
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
40,925 kt
in 1989
All-time low
18,694 kt
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, other — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America stood at 21,236 kt.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 40,925 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 18,694 kt, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 28,183 kt
1962 28,299 kt +0.4%
1963 28,442 kt +0.5%
1964 28,586 kt +0.5%
1965 28,702 kt +0.4%
1966 28,819 kt +0.4%
1967 29,094 kt +1.0%
1968 29,105 kt +0.0%
1969 29,116 kt +0.0%
1970 33,023 kt +13.4%
1971 33,084 kt +0.2%
1972 35,129 kt +6.2%
1973 36,632 kt +4.3%
1974 36,155 kt -1.3%
1975 35,564 kt -1.6%
1976 37,003 kt +4.0%
1977 38,646 kt +4.4%
1978 38,990 kt +0.9%
1979 38,858 kt -0.3%
1980 37,586 kt -3.3%
1981 37,242 kt -0.9%
1982 36,606 kt -1.7%
1983 36,791 kt +0.5%
1984 37,321 kt +1.4%
1985 37,560 kt +0.6%
1986 38,090 kt +1.4%
1987 39,150 kt +2.8%
1988 40,422 kt +3.2%
1989 40,925 kt +1.2%
1990 39,335 kt -3.9%
1991 38,832 kt -1.3%
1992 39,070 kt +0.6%
1993 39,202 kt +0.3%
1994 40,342 kt +2.9%
1995 39,865 kt -1.2%
1996 39,176 kt -1.7%
1997 39,653 kt +1.2%
1998 40,501 kt +2.1%
1999 39,176 kt -3.3%
2000 38,090 kt -2.8%
2001 36,208 kt -4.9%
2002 33,902 kt -6.4%
2003 33,320 kt -1.7%
2004 32,312 kt -3.0%
2005 30,961 kt -4.2%
2006 29,212 kt -5.6%
2007 28,470 kt -2.5%
2008 25,764 kt -9.5%
2009 23,334 kt -9.4%
2010 23,321 kt -0.1%
2011 22,937 kt -1.6%
2012 21,641 kt -5.6%
2013 22,033 kt +1.8%
2014 21,442 kt -2.7%
2015 21,408 kt -0.2%
2016 20,369 kt -4.9%
2017 20,279 kt -0.4%
2018 20,822 kt +2.7%
2019 20,234 kt -2.8%
2020 18,694 kt -7.6%
2021 19,987 kt +6.9%
2022 19,770 kt -1.1%
2023 21,236 kt +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28,705 kt 28,183 kt 29,116 kt 9
1970s 36,308 kt 33,023 kt 38,990 kt 10
1980s 38,169 kt 36,606 kt 40,925 kt 10
1990s 39,515 kt 38,832 kt 40,501 kt 10
2000s 31,157 kt 23,334 kt 38,090 kt 10
2010s 21,449 kt 20,234 kt 23,321 kt 10
2020s 19,922 kt 18,694 kt 21,236 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Russian Federation 5,300 kt compare
  2. 7 Brazil 5,220 kt compare
  3. 8 Indonesia 4,744 kt compare
  4. 9 Nigeria 3,763 kt compare
  5. 10 Canada 3,604 kt compare
  6. 11 Australia and New Zealand 2,779 kt compare
  7. 12 Sudan (former) 2,756 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
Other — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 21,236 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 40,925 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest other — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 18,694 kt in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for other — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
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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