Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in United States

United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires was 704.02 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
704.02
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
17th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1,262
in 2000
All-time low
247.29
in 2001
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

2505007501.0k1.2k1990200420191990: 750.61991: 750.61992: 750.61993: 750.61994: 750.61995: 750.61996: 1.1k1997: 531.21998: 1.1k1999: 1.2k2000: 1.3k2001: 247.32002: 684.52003: 568.42004: 5652005: 431.12006: 503.72007: 722.52008: 959.12009: 508.92010: 424.12011: 616.62012: 544.22013: 596.12014: 619.62015: 1.1k2016: 666.92017: 1.2k2018: 1.1k2019: 704

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in United States stood at 704.02.

The figure is down 38.2% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in United States peaked at 1,262 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 247.29, in 2001.

United States ranks 17th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in United States, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 750.56 —
1991 750.56 +0.0%
1992 750.56 +0.0%
1993 750.56 +0.0%
1994 750.56 +0.0%
1995 750.56 +0.0%
1996 1,125 +49.9%
1997 531.16 -52.8%
1998 1,061 +99.7%
1999 1,217 +14.7%
2000 1,262 +3.8%
2001 247.29 -80.4%
2002 684.52 +176.8%
2003 568.38 -17.0%
2004 564.98 -0.6%
2005 431.13 -23.7%
2006 503.74 +16.8%
2007 722.47 +43.4%
2008 959.08 +32.7%
2009 508.9 -46.9%
2010 424.13 -16.7%
2011 616.62 +45.4%
2012 544.25 -11.7%
2013 596.1 +9.5%
2014 619.64 +3.9%
2015 1,069 +72.4%
2016 666.89 -37.6%
2017 1,235 +85.2%
2018 1,140 -7.7%
2019 704.02 -38.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +176.8% 247.29 684.52

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 843.72 531.16 1,217 10
2000s 645.29 247.29 1,262 10
2010s 761.49 424.13 1,235 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 14 Indonesia 1,165 compare
  2. 15 Canada 967.98 compare
  3. 16 Thailand 952.34 compare
  4. 18 Laos 685.61 compare
  5. 19 Nepal 559.35 compare
  6. 20 Paraguay 500.77 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in United States?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in United States was 704.02 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1,262 in 2000.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 247.29 in 2001.
How does United States rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires?
United States ranks 17th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).