Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 10,419 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,419 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 38 groups
All-time high
10,544 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

Americas recorded 10,419 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of 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 10,544 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,022 kt, in 1990.

Americas ranks 6th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 10,371 kt 10,259 kt 10,544 kt 10
2020s 10,407 kt 10,394 kt 10,419 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  2. 4 India 5,780 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 2,882 kt compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 2,620 kt compare
  5. 7 Mexico 2,162 kt compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 1,189 kt compare
  7. 9 Türkiye 1,181 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 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 10,419 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 10,544 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 6th out of 38 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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About this data

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
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.