Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas
Americas: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 22,497 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 22,497 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas peaked at 22,497 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,875 kt, in 1961.
That places Americas 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,875 kt | — |
| 1962 | 6,127 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 6,394 kt | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 6,732 kt | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 7,081 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 7,433 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 7,752 kt | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 8,091 kt | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 8,362 kt | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 8,363 kt | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8,549 kt | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 8,591 kt | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 8,679 kt | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 8,873 kt | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9,046 kt | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 9,356 kt | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 9,442 kt | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 9,578 kt | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 9,846 kt | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 10,091 kt | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10,361 kt | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 10,389 kt | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 10,534 kt | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 10,704 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 11,127 kt | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 11,253 kt | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 11,596 kt | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 11,731 kt | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 11,813 kt | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 12,120 kt | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 12,513 kt | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 12,893 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 13,292 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 13,738 kt | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 14,086 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14,465 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 14,845 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 15,292 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 15,641 kt | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 15,875 kt | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 16,070 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16,315 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 16,714 kt | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17,071 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 17,290 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17,545 kt | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 17,880 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 18,098 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18,204 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18,309 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 18,638 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18,922 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19,224 kt | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19,604 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 19,900 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20,347 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20,820 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21,027 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21,301 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21,561 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21,831 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 22,174 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22,497 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,094 kt | 5,875 kt | 8,362 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,032 kt | 8,363 kt | 9,846 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,960 kt | 10,091 kt | 11,813 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,888 kt | 12,120 kt | 15,641 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,106 kt | 15,875 kt | 18,204 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,809 kt | 18,309 kt | 21,301 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,016 kt | 21,561 kt | 22,497 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas was 22,497 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 22,497 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,875 kt in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — 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