Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America
Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 18,721 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 18,721 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 18,721 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,296 kt, in 1993.
That places Northern America 8th 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.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,482 kt | — |
| 1991 | 14,541 kt | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 14,433 kt | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 14,296 kt | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 14,607 kt | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 14,679 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14,859 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 15,112 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 15,218 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 15,472 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 15,593 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15,695 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15,816 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16,013 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15,872 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15,959 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16,333 kt | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 16,055 kt | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 15,721 kt | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 14,879 kt | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 15,250 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16,083 kt | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15,069 kt | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 15,463 kt | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15,578 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14,775 kt | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 15,942 kt | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 16,459 kt | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17,022 kt | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16,790 kt | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 18,246 kt | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 18,583 kt | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18,690 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18,721 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,770 kt | 14,296 kt | 15,472 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,794 kt | 14,879 kt | 16,333 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,843 kt | 14,775 kt | 17,022 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,560 kt | 18,246 kt | 18,721 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 India 9,360 kt compare
- 6 Poland 4,941 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 1,156 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 3,342 kt compare
- 8 Ukraine 3,025 kt compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 379.76 kt compare
- 9 Canada 2,718 kt compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 328.61 kt compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 296.01 kt compare
- 10 Indonesia 2,398 kt compare
- 11 Japan 2,278 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 213.33 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 18,721 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 18,721 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,296 kt in 1993.
- How does Northern America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 N2O (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