Petroleum products — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Petroleum products — Emissions was 18.06 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Petroleum products — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, petroleum products — emissions in Americas stood at 18.06 kt.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in Americas peaked at 25.02 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.32 kt, in 1991.
That places Americas 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.98 kt | 11.32 kt | 14.84 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.56 kt | 11.54 kt | 22.72 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.68 kt | 16.64 kt | 25.02 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.82 kt | 17.36 kt | 18.08 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 140,812 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -818,511 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.62 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 996,689 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1.82 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 5,284 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.63 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 49.59 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 236.16 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.21 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is petroleum products — emissions in Americas?
- Petroleum products — emissions in Americas was 18.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 25.02 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.32 kt in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for petroleum products — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.