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% —