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
5th
of 33 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 5th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,022 kt —
1991 8,146 kt +1.5%
1992 8,229 kt +1.0%
1993 8,314 kt +1.0%
1994 8,409 kt +1.1%
1995 8,549 kt +1.7%
1996 8,701 kt +1.8%
1997 8,872 kt +2.0%
1998 8,922 kt +0.6%
1999 8,982 kt +0.7%
2000 9,047 kt +0.7%
2001 9,123 kt +0.8%
2002 8,964 kt -1.7%
2003 9,009 kt +0.5%
2004 9,046 kt +0.4%
2005 9,229 kt +2.0%
2006 9,386 kt +1.7%
2007 9,670 kt +3.0%
2008 10,214 kt +5.6%
2009 10,286 kt +0.7%
2010 10,294 kt +0.1%
2011 10,544 kt +2.4%
2012 10,519 kt -0.2%
2013 10,318 kt -1.9%
2014 10,290 kt -0.3%
2015 10,259 kt -0.3%
2016 10,333 kt +0.7%
2017 10,361 kt +0.3%
2018 10,388 kt +0.3%
2019 10,409 kt +0.2%
2020 10,410 kt +0.0%
2021 10,394 kt -0.2%
2022 10,403 kt +0.1%
2023 10,419 kt +0.2%

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. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 1,181 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,780 kt compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 655.58 kt compare
  6. 5 Brazil 2,882 kt compare
  7. 6 Indonesia 2,620 kt compare
  8. 7 Mexico 2,162 kt compare
  9. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 344.62 kt compare
  10. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.87 kt compare
  11. 8 Pakistan 1,189 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 5th out of 33 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
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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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.