Other — Emissions per capita in Americas
Americas: Other — Emissions per capita was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other — Emissions per capita in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other — emissions per capita in Americas is 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions per capita in Americas peaked at 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 2016.
Americas ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.068 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.051 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 5 Australia 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 5 Guyana 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Canada 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Cook Islands 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Qatar 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Kuwait 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other — emissions per capita in Americas?
- Other — emissions per capita in Americas was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest other — emissions per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- How does Americas rank for other — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.