Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2,799 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,799 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,799 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,416 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.4k kt1991: 2.4k kt1992: 2.5k kt1993: 2.5k kt1994: 2.5k kt1995: 2.5k kt1996: 2.5k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.6k kt1999: 2.6k kt2000: 2.6k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.6k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.6k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.7k kt2007: 2.7k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.7k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 2.7k kt2016: 2.7k kt2017: 2.8k kt2018: 2.8k kt2019: 2.8k kt2020: 2.8k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 2.8k kt2023: 2.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America stood at 2,799 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America peaked at 2,799 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,416 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern America 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,416 kt
1991 2,447 kt +1.3%
1992 2,456 kt +0.3%
1993 2,471 kt +0.6%
1994 2,488 kt +0.7%
1995 2,518 kt +1.2%
1996 2,537 kt +0.7%
1997 2,555 kt +0.7%
1998 2,566 kt +0.4%
1999 2,584 kt +0.7%
2000 2,597 kt +0.5%
2001 2,609 kt +0.5%
2002 2,619 kt +0.4%
2003 2,625 kt +0.2%
2004 2,640 kt +0.6%
2005 2,650 kt +0.4%
2006 2,664 kt +0.5%
2007 2,675 kt +0.4%
2008 2,690 kt +0.6%
2009 2,695 kt +0.2%
2010 2,712 kt +0.6%
2011 2,722 kt +0.4%
2012 2,730 kt +0.3%
2013 2,743 kt +0.5%
2014 2,747 kt +0.1%
2015 2,741 kt -0.2%
2016 2,750 kt +0.3%
2017 2,760 kt +0.4%
2018 2,770 kt +0.4%
2019 2,779 kt +0.3%
2020 2,780 kt +0.0%
2021 2,784 kt +0.1%
2022 2,790 kt +0.2%
2023 2,799 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,504 kt 2,416 kt 2,584 kt 10
2000s 2,647 kt 2,597 kt 2,695 kt 10
2010s 2,745 kt 2,712 kt 2,779 kt 10
2020s 2,788 kt 2,780 kt 2,799 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 12 Bangladesh 613.87 kt compare
  2. 13 Egypt 604.09 kt compare
  3. 14 Spain 449.44 kt compare
  4. 15 Colombia 436.66 kt compare
  5. 16 Iraq 410.47 kt compare
  6. 17 Argentina 401.92 kt compare
  7. 18 Poland 397.76 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America was 2,799 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2,799 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,416 kt in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 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
Last refreshed

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