Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 676,548 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
676,548 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
685,604 kt
in 2022
All-time low
460,181 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200620231990: 460.2k kt1991: 475.5k kt1992: 465.3k kt1993: 467.0k kt1994: 474.6k kt1995: 544.6k kt1996: 562.1k kt1997: 595.0k kt1998: 594.0k kt1999: 596.3k kt2000: 618.9k kt2001: 637.4k kt2002: 609.1k kt2003: 617.4k kt2004: 622.2k kt2005: 633.7k kt2006: 638.1k kt2007: 658.2k kt2008: 655.9k kt2009: 622.5k kt2010: 643.8k kt2011: 633.2k kt2012: 618.8k kt2013: 651.5k kt2014: 662.0k kt2015: 643.1k kt2016: 650.3k kt2017: 648.7k kt2018: 646.4k kt2019: 635.6k kt2020: 634.1k kt2021: 671.5k kt2022: 685.6k kt2023: 676.5k kt

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 676,548 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Americas peaked at 685,604 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 460,181 kt, in 1990.

That places Americas 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 523,458 kt 460,181 kt 596,327 kt 10
2000s 631,347 kt 609,129 kt 658,238 kt 10
2010s 643,341 kt 618,833 kt 661,968 kt 10
2020s 666,962 kt 634,150 kt 685,604 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 China 907,045 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 868,716 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 171,680 kt compare
  4. 5 India 154,467 kt compare
  5. 6 Japan 97,784 kt compare
  6. 7 Brazil 96,262 kt compare
  7. 8 Indonesia 91,224 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 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 676,548 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 685,604 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 460,181 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 8,993 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