Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 10,418 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,418 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 12 groups
All-time high
10,543 kt
in 2011
All-time low
8,022 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.0k kt1991: 8.1k kt1992: 8.2k kt1993: 8.3k kt1994: 8.4k kt1995: 8.5k kt1996: 8.7k kt1997: 8.9k kt1998: 8.9k kt1999: 9.0k kt2000: 9.0k kt2001: 9.1k kt2002: 9.0k kt2003: 9.0k kt2004: 9.0k kt2005: 9.2k kt2006: 9.4k kt2007: 9.7k kt2008: 10.2k kt2009: 10.3k kt2010: 10.3k kt2011: 10.5k kt2012: 10.5k kt2013: 10.3k kt2014: 10.3k kt2015: 10.3k kt2016: 10.3k kt2017: 10.4k kt2018: 10.4k kt2019: 10.4k kt2020: 10.4k kt2021: 10.4k kt2022: 10.4k kt2023: 10.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Americas stood at 10,418 kt.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Americas peaked at 10,543 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,022 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,515 kt 8,022 kt 8,982 kt 10
2000s 9,397 kt 8,964 kt 10,286 kt 10
2010s 10,370 kt 10,258 kt 10,543 kt 10
2020s 10,405 kt 10,393 kt 10,418 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 China 10,702 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,780 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 2,882 kt compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 2,620 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Americas?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Americas was 10,418 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 10,543 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 8,022 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 data points, 1990–2023
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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