AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Central America
Central America: AFOLU — Indirect emissions was 45.21 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 45.21 kt for afolu — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — indirect emissions in Central America peaked at 45.21 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8 kt, in 1999.
That places Central America 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.96 kt | — |
| 1991 | 36.42 kt | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 36.33 kt | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 37.23 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 37.18 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 36.41 kt | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 35.85 kt | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 36 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 35.95 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.8 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 35.98 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.39 kt | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 37.64 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.69 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.86 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 38.32 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 38.76 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.34 kt | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 39.73 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.2 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.34 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.25 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.61 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.26 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.77 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.23 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.59 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.99 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.4 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.75 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.55 kt | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.68 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 45.21 kt | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.41 kt | 35.8 kt | 37.23 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.93 kt | 35.98 kt | 39.73 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.57 kt | 40.2 kt | 43.4 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.55 kt | 43.75 kt | 45.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 20 Colombia 19.41 kt compare
- 21 Niger 17.68 kt compare
- 22 Bangladesh 15.97 kt compare
- 23 South Sudan 15.02 kt compare
- 24 New Zealand 14.4 kt compare
- 25 Uganda 13.89 kt compare
- 26 Mongolia 13.79 kt compare
More climate change data for Central America
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — indirect emissions in Central America?
- Afolu — indirect emissions in Central America was 45.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 45.21 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8 kt in 1999.
- How does Central America rank for afolu — indirect emissions?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — indirect emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf