Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States

United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0178 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
108th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0182 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.016 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States, 1990–2019

00.0050.010.0150.021990200420191990: 0.016 units per square kilometre1991: 0.016 units per square kilometre1992: 0.016 units per square kilometre1993: 0.017 units per square kilometre1994: 0.017 units per square kilometre1995: 0.017 units per square kilometre1996: 0.017 units per square kilometre1997: 0.017 units per square kilometre1998: 0.017 units per square kilometre1999: 0.017 units per square kilometre2000: 0.017 units per square kilometre2001: 0.017 units per square kilometre2002: 0.017 units per square kilometre2003: 0.017 units per square kilometre2004: 0.017 units per square kilometre2005: 0.017 units per square kilometre2006: 0.018 units per square kilometre2007: 0.018 units per square kilometre2008: 0.018 units per square kilometre2009: 0.017 units per square kilometre2010: 0.017 units per square kilometre2011: 0.018 units per square kilometre2012: 0.018 units per square kilometre2013: 0.018 units per square kilometre2014: 0.018 units per square kilometre2015: 0.018 units per square kilometre2016: 0.018 units per square kilometre2017: 0.018 units per square kilometre2018: 0.018 units per square kilometre2019: 0.018 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

United States recorded 0.0178 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in United States peaked at 0.0182 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.016 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

United States ranks 108th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate in United States, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in United States, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.016 units per square kilometre
1991 0.016 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1992 0.0165 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1993 0.0165 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.017 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1995 0.0168 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1996 0.0173 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1997 0.0172 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0172 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1999 0.0171 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2000 0.0168 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2001 0.0167 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.0167 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2003 0.0172 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2004 0.0174 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2005 0.0172 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2006 0.0175 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 0.0177 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2008 0.0175 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2009 0.0171 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2010 0.0173 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.0177 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.0176 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0179 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2014 0.0178 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 0.0177 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2016 0.0182 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2017 0.018 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2018 0.018 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0178 units per square kilometre -1.1%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.0178 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0223 units per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (80 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0178 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 0.0182 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 105 Brazil 0.0183 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 106 Chad 0.018 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 107 Mexico 0.0179 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 109 Brunei 0.0177 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 110 Colombia 0.0158 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 111 Ecuador 0.0155 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in United States?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate in United States was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0182 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.016 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does United States rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate?
United States ranks 108th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - farm-gate rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (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.