Caribbean vs Central America: IPPU — Emissions Share
Caribbean
14.64 %
in 2023
Central America
4.94 %
in 2023
Caribbean rank
20th
Central America rank
20th
IPPU — Emissions Share over time
- Caribbean
- Central America
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 14.64 % against 4.94 % in Central America, a difference of 9.7 %.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 3.0 times Central America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 20th and Central America ranks 20th of 222 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.49 % | 4.69 % | 5.8 % | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 16.57 % | 5.26 % | 11.31 % | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 15.17 % | 5.2 % | 9.98 % | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 15.4 % | 5.01 % | 10.39 % | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions share, Caribbean or Central America?
- Caribbean, at 14.64 % against 4.94 % in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions share between Caribbean and Central America?
- 9.7 %, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Central America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Central America rank globally for ippu — emissions share?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and Central America ranks 20th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.