AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Central America
Central America: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.83 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.83 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Central America peaked at 1.82 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.54 t CO2eq/cap, in 2012.
Central America ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Central America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.76 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.73 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.71 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.67 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.57 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 t CO2eq/cap | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | -59.9% |
| 2002 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +144.4% | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2001 | -59.9% | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | -37.4% | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.704 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.858 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Central America?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Central America was 0.83 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- How does Central America rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.