Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America

Northern America: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 16,086 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,086 kt
Change on year
up 10.0%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
35,775 kt
in 1989
All-time low
13,544 kt
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 16,086 kt for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 35,775 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13,544 kt, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 10th 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) from N2O in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 27,873 kt -4.3%
1971 27,934 kt +0.2%
1972 29,979 kt +7.3%
1973 31,482 kt +5.0%
1974 31,005 kt -1.5%
1975 30,414 kt -1.9%
1976 31,853 kt +4.7%
1977 33,496 kt +5.2%
1978 33,840 kt +1.0%
1979 33,708 kt -0.4%
1980 32,436 kt -3.8%
1981 32,092 kt -1.1%
1982 31,456 kt -2.0%
1983 31,641 kt +0.6%
1984 32,171 kt +1.7%
1985 32,410 kt +0.7%
1986 32,940 kt +1.6%
1987 34,000 kt +3.2%
1988 35,272 kt +3.7%
1989 35,775 kt +1.4%
1990 34,185 kt -4.4%
1991 33,682 kt -1.5%
1992 33,920 kt +0.7%
1993 34,052 kt +0.4%
1994 35,192 kt +3.3%
1995 34,715 kt -1.4%
1996 34,026 kt -2.0%
1997 34,503 kt +1.4%
1998 35,351 kt +2.5%
1999 34,026 kt -3.7%
2000 32,940 kt -3.2%
2001 31,058 kt -5.7%
2002 28,752 kt -7.4%
2003 28,170 kt -2.0%
2004 27,162 kt -3.6%
2005 25,811 kt -5.0%
2006 24,062 kt -6.8%
2007 23,320 kt -3.1%
2008 20,614 kt -11.6%
2009 18,184 kt -11.8%
2010 18,171 kt -0.1%
2011 17,787 kt -2.1%
2012 16,491 kt -7.3%
2013 16,883 kt +2.4%
2014 16,292 kt -3.5%
2015 16,258 kt -0.2%
2016 15,219 kt -6.4%
2017 15,129 kt -0.6%
2018 15,672 kt +3.6%
2019 15,084 kt -3.8%
2020 13,544 kt -10.2%
2021 14,837 kt +9.5%
2022 14,620 kt -1.5%
2023 16,086 kt +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28,705 kt 28,183 kt 29,116 kt 9
1970s 31,158 kt 27,873 kt 33,840 kt 10
1980s 33,019 kt 31,456 kt 35,775 kt 10
1990s 34,365 kt 33,682 kt 35,351 kt 10
2000s 26,007 kt 18,184 kt 32,940 kt 10
2010s 16,299 kt 15,084 kt 18,171 kt 10
2020s 14,772 kt 13,544 kt 16,086 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Brazil 5,220 kt compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 4,744 kt compare
  3. 8 Türkiye 1,044 kt compare
  4. 9 Nigeria 3,763 kt compare
  5. 10 Canada 3,604 kt compare
  6. 11 Sudan (former) 2,756 kt compare
  7. 12 Australia and New Zealand 2,569 kt compare
  8. 13 South Africa 2,396 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
Other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 16,086 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 35,775 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 13,544 kt in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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