Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Americas
Americas: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 84.9 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in Americas stood at 84.9 kt. 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 in Americas peaked at 84.9 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.17 kt, in 1961.
Americas ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.17 kt | — |
| 1962 | 23.12 kt | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 24.13 kt | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 25.4 kt | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 26.72 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 28.05 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 29.25 kt | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 30.53 kt | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 31.55 kt | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 31.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 32.26 kt | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 32.42 kt | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 32.75 kt | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 33.48 kt | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 34.14 kt | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 35.31 kt | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 35.63 kt | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 36.14 kt | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 37.16 kt | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 38.08 kt | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 39.1 kt | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 39.2 kt | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.75 kt | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 40.39 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 41.99 kt | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 42.46 kt | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 43.76 kt | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 44.27 kt | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 44.58 kt | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 45.74 kt | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 47.22 kt | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 48.65 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 50.16 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 51.84 kt | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 53.15 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 54.58 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 56.02 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 57.71 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 59.02 kt | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 59.91 kt | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.64 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.57 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.07 kt | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 64.42 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 65.25 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.21 kt | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.47 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 68.29 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.7 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.09 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.33 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 71.4 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 72.54 kt | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.98 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 75.09 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.78 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 78.57 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.35 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.38 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.36 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.38 kt | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 83.68 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.9 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.77 kt | 22.17 kt | 31.55 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.08 kt | 31.56 kt | 37.16 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.36 kt | 38.08 kt | 44.58 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.41 kt | 45.74 kt | 59.02 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.55 kt | 59.91 kt | 68.7 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.75 kt | 69.09 kt | 80.38 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.08 kt | 81.36 kt | 84.9 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Americas?
- Waste — emissions in Americas was 84.9 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.17 kt in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for waste — emissions?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions 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 (N2O). 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