Petroleum products — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Petroleum products — Emissions was 14.66 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.66 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
21.78 kt
in 2017
All-time low
9.05 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Petroleum products — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 10.2 kt1991: 9.9 kt1992: 10.7 kt1993: 10.7 kt1994: 11.7 kt1995: 11.8 kt1996: 11.7 kt1997: 12.4 kt1998: 11.5 kt1999: 9.3 kt2000: 9.1 kt2001: 10.6 kt2002: 10.7 kt2003: 10.6 kt2004: 13.6 kt2005: 18.1 kt2006: 19.9 kt2007: 17.8 kt2008: 13.6 kt2009: 13.4 kt2010: 13.5 kt2011: 21 kt2012: 19.8 kt2013: 20.2 kt2014: 19.6 kt2015: 21.3 kt2016: 19.3 kt2017: 21.8 kt2018: 21.2 kt2019: 17.1 kt2020: 14.3 kt2021: 14.6 kt2022: 14.7 kt2023: 14.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, petroleum products — emissions in Northern America stood at 14.66 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in Northern America peaked at 21.78 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.05 kt, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.99 kt 9.33 kt 12.43 kt 10
2000s 13.74 kt 9.05 kt 19.93 kt 10
2010s 19.47 kt 13.46 kt 21.78 kt 10
2020s 14.57 kt 14.33 kt 14.67 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 China, People's Republic of 13.23 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 13.11 kt compare
  3. 4 Canada 4.88 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 1.35 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.1 kt compare
  6. 7 Australia 0.9273 kt compare
  7. 8 Japan 0.8809 kt compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — emissions in Northern America?
Petroleum products — emissions in Northern America was 14.66 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 21.78 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.05 kt in 2000.
How does Northern America rank for petroleum products — emissions?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
190 places, 6,284 data points, 1990–2023
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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.