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

United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0175 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0178 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0093 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC in United States, 1961–2019

00.0050.010.0150.02196119902019

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

Analysis

United States recorded 0.0175 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in 2019.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in United States peaked at 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

United States ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in United States, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0093 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0097 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1963 0.0102 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1964 0.0105 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1965 0.0109 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1966 0.0113 units per square kilometre +3.4%
1967 0.0119 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1968 0.0121 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1969 0.0124 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1970 0.0127 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1971 0.0132 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1972 0.0134 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1973 0.0141 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1974 0.0142 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1975 0.0152 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1976 0.0154 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1977 0.015 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1978 0.0149 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1979 0.0153 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1980 0.0155 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1981 0.0158 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1982 0.015 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1983 0.0146 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1984 0.0156 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1985 0.0152 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1986 0.0146 units per square kilometre -4.4%
1987 0.0143 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1988 0.0139 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1989 0.0144 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1990 0.0156 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1991 0.0156 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1992 0.0161 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1993 0.0161 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1994 0.0167 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1995 0.0164 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1996 0.0169 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1997 0.0169 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0169 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.0167 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0164 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2001 0.0163 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2002 0.0163 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2003 0.0169 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2004 0.017 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2005 0.0167 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2006 0.0171 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2007 0.0173 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.0171 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2009 0.0168 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2010 0.0169 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.0174 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2012 0.0173 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.0175 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.0174 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 0.0173 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2016 0.0178 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2017 0.0177 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2018 0.0177 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2019 0.0175 units per square kilometre -1.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.0175 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0199 units per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (79 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0124 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0143 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.0163 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre 0.0178 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 102 Brazil 0.018 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 103 Qatar 0.0177 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 104 Brunei 0.0175 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 106 Mexico 0.0173 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 107 Kuwait 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 108 Colombia 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in United States?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in United States was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does United States rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc?
United States ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 10,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.