Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America
United States of America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 71,222 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America is 71,222 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America peaked at 71,222 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61,802 kt, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 17th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61,802 kt | — |
| 1991 | 62,565 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 62,674 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 63,026 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 63,391 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 64,162 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64,576 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65,038 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 65,259 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65,701 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 66,016 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66,290 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66,511 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66,698 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67,006 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67,238 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67,619 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67,860 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68,285 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68,412 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68,825 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 69,079 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69,299 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69,644 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69,926 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69,740 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69,961 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70,204 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70,447 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70,671 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70,711 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 70,853 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71,005 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 71,222 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,819 kt | 61,802 kt | 65,701 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,194 kt | 66,016 kt | 68,412 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,780 kt | 68,825 kt | 70,671 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,948 kt | 70,711 kt | 71,222 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 528.69 kt compare
- 14 Spain 12,584 kt compare
- 15 Colombia 12,226 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 504.76 kt compare
- 16 Iraq 11,493 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 86.56 kt compare
- 17 Argentina 11,254 kt compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 49.02 kt compare
- 18 Poland 11,137 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 10,588 kt compare
- 19 Polynesia 25.03 kt compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 10,504 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia 19.22 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America was 71,222 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 71,222 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,802 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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About this data
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