Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States
United States: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 16,002 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States stood at 16,002 kt. 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 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States peaked at 16,002 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,423 kt, in 1993.
United States ranks 6th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,566 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12,640 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12,540 kt | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12,423 kt | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 12,688 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12,772 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 12,929 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13,150 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13,220 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 13,421 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 13,534 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 13,621 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13,716 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13,893 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13,767 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13,859 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14,183 kt | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 13,981 kt | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13,789 kt | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,025 kt | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 13,311 kt | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14,074 kt | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 13,236 kt | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 13,533 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13,634 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12,803 kt | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 13,405 kt | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 14,004 kt | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 14,437 kt | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14,218 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15,552 kt | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 15,900 kt | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15,977 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16,002 kt | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 16,002 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.73 kt, 292.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,835 kt | 12,423 kt | 13,421 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,737 kt | 13,025 kt | 14,183 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,665 kt | 12,803 kt | 14,437 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,858 kt | 15,552 kt | 16,002 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States was 16,002 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 16,002 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,423 kt in 1993.
- How does United States rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- United States ranks 6th out of 252 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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