Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in United States
United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0247 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in United States, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0247 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in United States peaked at 0.0304 units per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places United States 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in United States, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 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 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 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 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0247 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0211 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 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 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 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
- 111 Madagascar 0.0265 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Croatia 0.0264 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Armenia 0.0261 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Slovakia 0.0246 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Montenegro 0.0237 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Djibouti 0.0225 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in United States?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in United States was 0.0247 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - ipcc?
- United States ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.