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Americas

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Key facts

  • number of countries: 35
  • number of regions: 4
  • land area: 37,963,053 km²
  • population: 1,035,382,523 people
Classified as: place

Summary

Americas is a continent. It contains 35 countries and 4 regions, with a total land area of 37,963,053 km² and a population of 1,035,382,523 people.

Environment see more

Americas is one of the 5 continents in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 11,230,059.69 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 7.12 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 7,162.59 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 6.15 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 19.17 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 36.53 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 1.81 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 24.85 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 10.02 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -13.28 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.88 births per woman
  • Forest area: 15,857,100 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 49.28 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 10,439.69 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 27.17
  • Methane emissions: 2,319.34 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 657.74 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 524,483,479 people
  • Male population: 510,899,051 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 23.88 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 38,116,144.26 km²
  • Rural population: 183,323,670 people
  • Urban land area: 330,743.96 km²
  • Urban population: 852,058,853 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 5.81 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Americas by population

Geographical distribution of records in Americas

Relationship between agricultural land and population in Americas

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time in Americas

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Americas

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Americas

Relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Americas

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time in Americas

Relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time in Americas

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time in Americas

Relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time in Americas

Relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time in Americas

Relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Americas

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Americas

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Americas

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Americas

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time in Americas

Relationship between median age and fertility rate over time in Americas

Evolution of historical total forest area in Americas

Relationship between rural land area and forest area over time in Americas

Evolution of historical fossil energy consumption in Americas

Relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time in Americas

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Americas

Relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Americas

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Americas

Evolution of historical internet access in Americas

Evolution of historical total land area in Americas

Evolution of historical median age in Americas

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Americas

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between population and methane emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time in Americas

Evolution of historical net migration in Americas

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Americas

Relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Americas

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Americas

Evolution of historical population in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and population over time in Americas

Evolution of historical female population in Americas

Evolution of historical male population in Americas

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Americas

Evolution of historical total rural land in Americas

Evolution of historical rural population in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and rural population over time in Americas

Evolution of historical urban land in Americas

Relationship between urban population and urban land area over time in Americas

Evolution of historical urban population in Americas

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Americas

Relationship between date and population over time in Americas

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Americas

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Americas

Relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time in Americas

Relationship between agricultural land and population in Americas

Cities in Americas

Countries from Americas

Regions in Americas

Health see more

  • Birth rate: 14.95 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.02 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 1,192.37 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 7.75 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.26 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 73.46
  • Suicide mortality rate: 7.99 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Americas

Relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time in Americas

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Americas

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Americas

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Americas

Relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time in Americas

Relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time in Americas

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Americas

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time in Americas

Relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time in Americas

Relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time in Americas

Relationship between median age and birth rate over time in Americas

Evolution of historical death rate in Americas

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time in Americas

Evolution of average health expenditure per capita in Americas

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Americas

Business see more

  • Central government debt: 61.22 % of GDP
  • Expense: 22.28 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 36,545,565,920,289.73 current US$
  • Self-employed workers: 35.49 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 16.67 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 6.84 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 31.68 % of total employment

Relationship between health expenditure and expense in Americas

Evolution of median inflation in Americas

Evolution of historical self employed in Americas

Relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time in Americas

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Americas

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Americas

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Americas

Evolution of historical central government debt in Americas

Evolution of historical expense in Americas

Evolution of historical GDP in Americas

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time in Americas

Relationship between expense and central government debt in Americas

Politics see more

  • Armed forces personnel: 4,207,000 people
  • Democracy score: 4.77
  • Military expenditure: 1.27 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 29.71 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Americas

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time in Americas

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Americas

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas

In literature

There is no book written about Americas in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

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