Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States

United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate was 0.0248 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.0248 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
116th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0253 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0234 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States, 1990–2019

00.010.020.031990200420191990: 0.024 units per square kilometre1991: 0.024 units per square kilometre1992: 0.025 units per square kilometre1993: 0.025 units per square kilometre1994: 0.025 units per square kilometre1995: 0.025 units per square kilometre1996: 0.025 units per square kilometre1997: 0.025 units per square kilometre1998: 0.025 units per square kilometre1999: 0.025 units per square kilometre2000: 0.024 units per square kilometre2001: 0.024 units per square kilometre2002: 0.024 units per square kilometre2003: 0.024 units per square kilometre2004: 0.024 units per square kilometre2005: 0.024 units per square kilometre2006: 0.024 units per square kilometre2007: 0.025 units per square kilometre2008: 0.025 units per square kilometre2009: 0.024 units per square kilometre2010: 0.025 units per square kilometre2011: 0.024 units per square kilometre2012: 0.024 units per square kilometre2013: 0.023 units per square kilometre2014: 0.023 units per square kilometre2015: 0.024 units per square kilometre2016: 0.024 units per square kilometre2017: 0.024 units per square kilometre2018: 0.025 units per square kilometre2019: 0.025 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in United States stood at 0.0248 units per square kilometre.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in United States peaked at 0.0253 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 units per square kilometre, in 2013.

United States ranks 116th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in United States, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0241 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0243 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1992 0.0246 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 0.0247 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1994 0.0252 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1995 0.0253 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.0253 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1997 0.0252 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1998 0.0249 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1999 0.0248 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2000 0.0245 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2001 0.0244 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.0243 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2003 0.0242 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2004 0.0242 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2005 0.0244 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2006 0.0245 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 0.0245 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2008 0.0248 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 0.0244 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.0245 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.0241 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2012 0.0238 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2013 0.0234 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2014 0.0235 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0235 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2016 0.0243 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2017 0.0244 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2018 0.0248 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2019 0.0248 units per square kilometre -0.1%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.0248 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0217 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (80 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0248 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0253 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0244 units per square kilometre 0.0242 units per square kilometre 0.0248 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.0248 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 113 Madagascar 0.0266 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 114 Croatia 0.0265 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 115 Armenia 0.0261 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 117 Slovakia 0.0246 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 118 Montenegro 0.0237 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 119 Djibouti 0.0225 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in United States?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate in United States was 0.0248 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0253 units per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 units per square kilometre in 2013.
How does United States rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate?
United States ranks 116th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.