Environment in North America

52 indicators covering environment for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 178.39 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.2%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,845 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.8%
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.7%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,568 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.6%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.66 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 16.8%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5,210 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.5%
Aquaculture production 628,135 metric tons 2024 up 12.0%
Capture fisheries production 4.90 million metric tons 2024 down 23.1%
Total fisheries production 5.52 million metric tons 2024 down 20.3%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 187.61 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.1%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 509.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.7%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 441.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 647.13 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.3%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 169.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.8%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.94 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.17 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.3%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6,681 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.0%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.2%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 22.74 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.8%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.8 Mt CO2e 2024 down 55.1%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 256.5 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.0%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 37.48 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.0%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.0%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.52 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 14.4%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 287.88 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.0%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.28 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.6%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 490.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.0%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.79 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.7%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4222 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 976.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.6%
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 237.61 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.6%
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1853 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 29.7%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -3.9% 2024 down 153.5%
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -2.7% 2024 down 871.1%
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -1.9% 2024 down 127.5%
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.0% 2024 up 158.7%
Coal rents 0.2% 2021 down 71.2%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 11.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.8%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.1026 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.9%
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 74.4%
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 5,728 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.0%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -918.52 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.1%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged
Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 22.2%
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 48.44 2022 up 22.2%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -774.85 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.4%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 136.19 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.7%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -189.17 Mt CO2e 2023 up 1.4%
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 54.08 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.3%