Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Northern America
Northern America: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Northern America is 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Northern America peaked at 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
That places Northern America 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9676 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9458 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9043 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8787 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8685 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.843 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8294 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8021 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7923 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7698 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7601 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7589 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7389 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7226 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6999 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6813 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.668 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6638 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6555 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6373 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6241 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6134 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6073 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6013 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5881 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5825 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5713 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5701 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5596 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5533 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5427 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5359 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5347 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.529 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5175 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5157 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.35 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9705 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8685 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7717 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6999 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.843 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6434 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6013 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6822 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5567 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.529 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5881 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5142 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5175 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 25 Djibouti 5.4 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 26 Mauritania 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 5.29 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 28 Niue 5.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 29 Sudan 5.14 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 5.13 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 31 Somalia 4.85 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Northern America?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Northern America was 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5119 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- Northern America ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.