In the United States, the current methane emissions in metric tons generated by agriculture is 542,000, which reflects a decrease of 75,000 (-12.2%) compared to 2021.
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by agriculture in the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
198
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
54,054
Measure:
Metric Tons
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Methane emissions by agriculture
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Carbon dioxide by waste
0
0
(2022)
Nitrous oxide by waste
87,000
+1,200
(2022)
Hydrofluorocarbons by industrial processes
167,000,000
-2,000,000
(2022)
CO2 equivalent by waste
158,000,000
+2,000,000
(2022)
PM2.5 population exposured
3.3%
+0%
(2017)
Perfluorocarbons by industrial processes
3,700,000
-220,000
(2022)
United States Methane emissions by agriculture between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Methane emissions by agriculture | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 542,000 | -75,000 |
| 2021 | 617,000 | -30,000 |
| 2020 | 647,000 | +27,000 |
| 2019 | 620,000 | -20,000 |
| 2018 | 640,000 | +27,000 |
| 2017 | 613,000 | -35,000 |
| 2016 | 648,000 | -17,000 |
| 2015 | 665,000 | +31,000 |
| 2014 | 634,000 | +66,000 |
| 2013 | 568,000 | -54,000 |
| 2012 | 622,000 | -5,000 |
| 2011 | 627,000 | -148,000 |
| 2010 | 775,000 | +111,000 |
| 2009 | 664,000 | +84,000 |
| 2008 | 580,000 | -73,000 |
| 2007 | 653,000 | +48,000 |
| 2006 | 605,000 | -132,000 |
| 2005 | 737,000 | +96,000 |
| 2004 | 641,000 | +32,000 |
| 2003 | 609,000 | -115,000 |
| 2002 | 724,000 | +92,000 |
| 2001 | 632,000 | -141,000 |
| 2000 | 773,000 | +50,000 |
| 1999 | 723,000 | +25,000 |
| 1998 | 698,000 | +67,000 |
| 1997 | 631,000 | -56,000 |
| 1996 | 687,000 | +14,000 |
| 1995 | 673,000 | +29,000 |
| 1994 | 644,000 | -55,000 |
| 1993 | 699,000 | +38,000 |
| 1992 | 661,000 | +2,000 |
| 1991 | 659,000 | +4,000 |
| 1990 | 655,000 | +2,000 |
| 1989 | 653,000 | -50,000 |
| 1988 | 703,000 | +129,000 |
| 1987 | 574,000 | -26,000 |
| 1986 | 600,000 | -41,000 |
| 1985 | 641,000 | -48,000 |
| 1984 | 689,000 | +147,000 |
| 1983 | 542,000 | -243,000 |
| 1982 | 785,000 | -114,000 |
| 1981 | 899,000 | +104,000 |
| 1980 | 795,000 | +91,000 |
| 1979 | 704,000 | -15,000 |
| 1978 | 719,000 | +125,000 |
| 1977 | 594,000 | -43,000 |
| 1976 | 637,000 | -50,000 |
| 1975 | 687,000 | +57,000 |
| 1974 | 630,000 | +84,000 |
| 1973 | 546,000 | +75,000 |
| 1972 | 471,000 | -14,000 |
| 1971 | 485,000 | +17,000 |
| 1970 | 468,000 | -58,000 |
| 1969 | 526,000 | -50,000 |
| 1968 | 576,000 | +65,000 |
| 1967 | 511,000 | +11,000 |
| 1966 | 500,000 | +36,000 |
| 1965 | 464,000 | +2,000 |
| 1964 | 462,000 | 0 |
| 1963 | 462,000 | +6,000 |
| 1962 | 456,000 | +28,000 |
| 1961 | 428,000 | +9,000 |
| 1960 | 419,000 | +12,000 |
| 1959 | 407,000 | +11,000 |
| 1958 | 396,000 | +12,000 |
| 1957 | 384,000 | +11,000 |
| 1956 | 373,000 | +11,000 |
| 1955 | 362,000 | +11,000 |
| 1954 | 351,000 | +10,000 |
| 1953 | 341,000 | +10,000 |
| 1952 | 331,000 | +9,000 |
| 1951 | 322,000 | +8,000 |
| 1950 | 314,000 | +9,000 |
| 1949 | 305,000 | +9,000 |
| 1948 | 296,000 | +9,000 |
| 1947 | 287,000 | +9,000 |
| 1946 | 278,000 | +8,000 |
| 1945 | 270,000 | +9,000 |
| 1944 | 261,000 | +8,000 |
| 1943 | 253,000 | +8,000 |
| 1942 | 245,000 | +8,000 |
| 1941 | 237,000 | +8,000 |
| 1940 | 229,000 | +5,000 |
| 1939 | 224,000 | +5,000 |
| 1938 | 219,000 | +5,000 |
| 1937 | 214,000 | +5,000 |
| 1936 | 209,000 | +5,000 |
| 1935 | 204,000 | +1,000 |
| 1934 | 203,000 | +2,000 |
| 1933 | 201,000 | +1,000 |
| 1932 | 200,000 | +1,000 |
| 1931 | 199,000 | +2,000 |
| 1930 | 197,000 | +3,000 |
| 1929 | 194,000 | +2,000 |
| 1928 | 192,000 | +3,000 |
| 1927 | 189,000 | +3,000 |
| 1926 | 186,000 | +3,000 |
| 1925 | 183,000 | +2,000 |
| 1924 | 181,000 | +3,000 |
| 1923 | 178,000 | +3,000 |
| 1922 | 175,000 | +3,000 |
| 1921 | 172,000 | +2,000 |
| 1920 | 170,000 | +3,000 |
| 1919 | 167,000 | +2,000 |
| 1918 | 165,000 | +2,000 |
| 1917 | 163,000 | +3,000 |
| 1916 | 160,000 | +2,000 |
| 1915 | 158,000 | +2,000 |
| 1914 | 156,000 | +2,000 |
| 1913 | 154,000 | +3,000 |
| 1912 | 151,000 | +2,000 |
| 1911 | 149,000 | +2,000 |
| 1910 | 147,000 | +3,000 |
| 1909 | 144,000 | +2,000 |
| 1908 | 142,000 | +3,000 |
| 1907 | 139,000 | +2,000 |
| 1906 | 137,000 | +3,000 |
| 1905 | 134,000 | +2,000 |
| 1904 | 132,000 | +3,000 |
| 1903 | 129,000 |