Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.11 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.11 million kt
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
6th
of 38 groups
All-time high
1.12 million kt
in 2022
All-time low
714,651 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200620231990: 714.7k kt1991: 734.3k kt1992: 726.7k kt1993: 725.3k kt1994: 736.0k kt1995: 808.4k kt1996: 832.5k kt1997: 873.0k kt1998: 873.6k kt1999: 881.0k kt2000: 909.1k kt2001: 931.9k kt2002: 903.6k kt2003: 917.0k kt2004: 927.1k kt2005: 948.7k kt2006: 963.4k kt2007: 996.3k kt2008: 1.0M kt2009: 990.1k kt2010: 1.0M kt2011: 1.0M kt2012: 1.0M kt2013: 1.0M kt2014: 1.1M kt2015: 1.0M kt2016: 1.1M kt2017: 1.1M kt2018: 1.1M kt2019: 1.1M kt2020: 1.1M kt2021: 1.1M kt2022: 1.1M kt2023: 1.1M kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Americas is 1.11 million kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 1.12 million kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 714,651 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 790,533 kt 714,651 kt 880,996 kt 10
2000s 950,288 kt 903,571 kt 1.02 million kt 10
2010s 1.05 million kt 1.01 million kt 1.07 million kt 10
2020s 1.10 million kt 1.07 million kt 1.12 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 3 China, mainland 1.31 million kt compare
  2. 4 India 367,832 kt compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 230,949 kt compare
  4. 6 Brazil 194,420 kt compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 167,113 kt compare
  6. 8 Japan 112,450 kt compare
  7. 9 Mexico 106,052 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 1.11 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 million kt in 2022.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 714,651 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 6th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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.