Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Central America
Central America: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 128.4 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Central America stood at 128.4 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Central America peaked at 128.4 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.75 kt, in 1961.
That places Central America 24th 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 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.75 kt | — |
| 1962 | 47.57 kt | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 50.93 kt | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 53.39 kt | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 55.54 kt | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 58.56 kt | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 60 kt | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 62.95 kt | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 64.97 kt | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 67.83 kt | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 67.28 kt | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 68.89 kt | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 71 kt | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 72.83 kt | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 77.43 kt | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 81.02 kt | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 82.91 kt | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 83.33 kt | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 83.72 kt | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 87.8 kt | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 94.15 kt | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 95.23 kt | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 96.01 kt | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 98.63 kt | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 102.08 kt | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 103.31 kt | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 103.01 kt | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 100.73 kt | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 103.94 kt | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 104.41 kt | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 100.43 kt | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 101.75 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 103.13 kt | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 102.48 kt | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 99.72 kt | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 101.48 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 102.52 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 104.53 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 103.55 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 104.75 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 106.02 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 101.45 kt | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 103.66 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 101.19 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 106.26 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 105.53 kt | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 107.87 kt | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 105.46 kt | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 107.51 kt | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 110.17 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 116.44 kt | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 116.11 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 118.88 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 119.02 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 115.78 kt | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 123.22 kt | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 123.67 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 123.08 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 122.07 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 127.02 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 126.52 kt | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 119.8 kt | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 128.4 kt | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.52 kt | 45.75 kt | 64.97 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.62 kt | 67.28 kt | 83.72 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.49 kt | 87.8 kt | 103.94 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.4 kt | 99.72 kt | 104.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.97 kt | 101.19 kt | 107.87 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.85 kt | 110.17 kt | 123.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.43 kt | 119.8 kt | 128.4 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 21 Bangladesh 60.04 kt compare
- 22 Thailand 58.48 kt compare
- 23 Ethiopia PDR 54.72 kt compare
- 24 Colombia 51.21 kt compare
- 25 Kenya 49.07 kt compare
- 26 Germany 40.81 kt compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.72 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 agricultural soils — direct emissions in Central America?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Central America was 128.4 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 128.4 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.75 kt in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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