Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America
Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 10,685 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 10,685 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 10,685 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,416 kt, in 1961.
That places Northern America 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,416 kt | — |
| 1962 | 3,562 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 3,710 kt | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 3,911 kt | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 4,115 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 4,320 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 4,497 kt | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4,701 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 4,850 kt | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 4,751 kt | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 4,831 kt | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 4,836 kt | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 4,844 kt | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4,855 kt | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4,897 kt | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,109 kt | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 5,059 kt | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 5,075 kt | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5,152 kt | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 5,125 kt | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,234 kt | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 5,250 kt | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5,342 kt | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5,430 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 5,679 kt | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 5,690 kt | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5,891 kt | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 5,936 kt | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5,968 kt | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 6,084 kt | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6,267 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 6,455 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 6,667 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6,887 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 7,044 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 7,253 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7,457 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7,709 kt | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 7,870 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8,014 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8,101 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,188 kt | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8,459 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8,658 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8,729 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,777 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,875 kt | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8,904 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,803 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8,729 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8,854 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8,930 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9,111 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9,254 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9,392 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9,654 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9,972 kt | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9,980 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,094 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,213 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10,370 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 10,526 kt | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10,685 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,120 kt | 3,416 kt | 4,850 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,941 kt | 4,751 kt | 5,152 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,554 kt | 5,125 kt | 5,968 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,970 kt | 6,084 kt | 7,870 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,551 kt | 8,014 kt | 8,904 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,397 kt | 8,729 kt | 10,094 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,448 kt | 10,213 kt | 10,685 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 10,685 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,685 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,416 kt in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 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