Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 70.64 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.64 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 33 groups
All-time high
70.64 kt
in 2023
All-time low
53.95 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 54.6 kt1991: 54.9 kt1992: 54.5 kt1993: 53.9 kt1994: 55.1 kt1995: 55.4 kt1996: 56.1 kt1997: 57 kt1998: 57.4 kt1999: 58.4 kt2000: 58.8 kt2001: 59.2 kt2002: 59.7 kt2003: 60.4 kt2004: 59.9 kt2005: 60.2 kt2006: 61.6 kt2007: 60.6 kt2008: 59.3 kt2009: 56.1 kt2010: 57.5 kt2011: 60.7 kt2012: 56.9 kt2013: 58.4 kt2014: 58.8 kt2015: 55.8 kt2016: 60.2 kt2017: 62.1 kt2018: 64.2 kt2019: 63.4 kt2020: 68.9 kt2021: 70.1 kt2022: 70.5 kt2023: 70.6 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America is 70.64 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America peaked at 70.64 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.95 kt, in 1993.

That places Northern America 9th out of 33 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 in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 54.65 kt —
1991 54.87 kt +0.4%
1992 54.46 kt -0.7%
1993 53.95 kt -0.9%
1994 55.12 kt +2.2%
1995 55.39 kt +0.5%
1996 56.07 kt +1.2%
1997 57.03 kt +1.7%
1998 57.42 kt +0.7%
1999 58.39 kt +1.7%
2000 58.84 kt +0.8%
2001 59.23 kt +0.7%
2002 59.68 kt +0.8%
2003 60.43 kt +1.2%
2004 59.89 kt -0.9%
2005 60.22 kt +0.5%
2006 61.63 kt +2.3%
2007 60.59 kt -1.7%
2008 59.32 kt -2.1%
2009 56.15 kt -5.4%
2010 57.55 kt +2.5%
2011 60.69 kt +5.5%
2012 56.86 kt -6.3%
2013 58.35 kt +2.6%
2014 58.79 kt +0.7%
2015 55.75 kt -5.2%
2016 60.16 kt +7.9%
2017 62.11 kt +3.2%
2018 64.23 kt +3.4%
2019 63.36 kt -1.4%
2020 68.85 kt +8.7%
2021 70.12 kt +1.8%
2022 70.53 kt +0.6%
2023 70.64 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.74 kt 53.95 kt 58.39 kt 10
2000s 59.6 kt 56.15 kt 61.63 kt 10
2010s 59.79 kt 55.75 kt 64.23 kt 10
2020s 70.04 kt 68.85 kt 70.64 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Poland 18.64 kt compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 4.36 kt compare
  3. 7 Brazil 12.61 kt compare
  4. 8 Ukraine 11.41 kt compare
  5. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 1.43 kt compare
  6. 9 Canada 10.25 kt compare
  7. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.24 kt compare
  8. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.12 kt compare
  9. 10 Indonesia 9.05 kt compare
  10. 11 Japan 8.6 kt compare
  11. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.805 kt compare
  12. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.4404 kt compare
  13. 12 Pakistan 8.32 kt compare

See the full ranking of 278 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Northern America was 70.64 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 70.64 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 53.95 kt in 1993.
How does Northern America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
278 places, 9,093 data points, 1990–2023
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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.