Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America

Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 78,371 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78,371 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
78,371 kt
in 2023
All-time low
67,642 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 67.6k kt1991: 68.5k kt1992: 68.8k kt1993: 69.2k kt1994: 69.7k kt1995: 70.5k kt1996: 71.0k kt1997: 71.5k kt1998: 71.8k kt1999: 72.4k kt2000: 72.7k kt2001: 73.1k kt2002: 73.3k kt2003: 73.5k kt2004: 73.9k kt2005: 74.2k kt2006: 74.6k kt2007: 74.9k kt2008: 75.3k kt2009: 75.5k kt2010: 75.9k kt2011: 76.2k kt2012: 76.4k kt2013: 76.8k kt2014: 76.9k kt2015: 76.7k kt2016: 77.0k kt2017: 77.3k kt2018: 77.6k kt2019: 77.8k kt2020: 77.8k kt2021: 77.9k kt2022: 78.1k kt2023: 78.4k kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 78,371 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America peaked at 78,371 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67,642 kt, in 1990.

Northern America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 67,642 kt
1991 68,530 kt +1.3%
1992 68,760 kt +0.3%
1993 69,198 kt +0.6%
1994 69,656 kt +0.7%
1995 70,516 kt +1.2%
1996 71,024 kt +0.7%
1997 71,550 kt +0.7%
1998 71,836 kt +0.4%
1999 72,350 kt +0.7%
2000 72,725 kt +0.5%
2001 73,057 kt +0.5%
2002 73,332 kt +0.4%
2003 73,513 kt +0.2%
2004 73,921 kt +0.6%
2005 74,195 kt +0.4%
2006 74,600 kt +0.5%
2007 74,894 kt +0.4%
2008 75,333 kt +0.6%
2009 75,470 kt +0.2%
2010 75,922 kt +0.6%
2011 76,202 kt +0.4%
2012 76,440 kt +0.3%
2013 76,808 kt +0.5%
2014 76,919 kt +0.1%
2015 76,741 kt -0.2%
2016 76,992 kt +0.3%
2017 77,278 kt +0.4%
2018 77,559 kt +0.4%
2019 77,810 kt +0.3%
2020 77,849 kt +0.0%
2021 77,943 kt +0.1%
2022 78,125 kt +0.2%
2023 78,371 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70,106 kt 67,642 kt 72,350 kt 10
2000s 74,104 kt 72,725 kt 75,470 kt 10
2010s 76,867 kt 75,922 kt 77,810 kt 10
2020s 78,072 kt 77,849 kt 78,371 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 12 Bangladesh 17,188 kt compare
  2. 13 Egypt 16,914 kt compare
  3. 14 Spain 12,584 kt compare
  4. 15 Colombia 12,226 kt compare
  5. 16 Iraq 11,493 kt compare
  6. 16 Timor-Leste 86.56 kt compare
  7. 17 Argentina 11,254 kt compare
  8. 18 Poland 11,137 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America was 78,371 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 78,371 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 67,642 kt in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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