Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 930.05 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 930.05 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 930.05 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 302.07 kt, in 1961.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 302.07 kt | — |
| 1962 | 308.76 kt | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 313.72 kt | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 325.05 kt | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 337 kt | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 348.32 kt | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 360.56 kt | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 368.76 kt | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 372.8 kt | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 382.55 kt | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 389.63 kt | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 404.63 kt | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 416.6 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 431.04 kt | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 444.15 kt | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 468.3 kt | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 484.92 kt | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 481.34 kt | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 489.26 kt | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 509.73 kt | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 517.61 kt | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 520.41 kt | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 518.8 kt | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 534.72 kt | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 541.71 kt | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 553.26 kt | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 561.56 kt | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 568.25 kt | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 578.9 kt | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 578.29 kt | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 581.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 590.24 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 596.27 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 608.68 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 612.47 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 608.84 kt | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 621.12 kt | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 625.69 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 628.99 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 641.52 kt | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 659.06 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 675.6 kt | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 711.63 kt | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 732.47 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 734.52 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 741.35 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 760.58 kt | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 759 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 746.15 kt | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 772.52 kt | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 797.38 kt | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 789.4 kt | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 809.46 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 822.5 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 806.32 kt | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 823.18 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 850.48 kt | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 847.32 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 865.08 kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 896.29 kt | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 924.49 kt | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 928.68 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 930.05 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337.45 kt | 302.07 kt | 372.8 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 439.24 kt | 382.55 kt | 489.26 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 540.5 kt | 509.73 kt | 578.9 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 605.2 kt | 578.29 kt | 628.99 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 716.19 kt | 641.52 kt | 760.58 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 818.36 kt | 772.52 kt | 865.08 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 919.88 kt | 896.29 kt | 930.05 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 3 China, mainland 746.52 kt compare
- 4 India 625.18 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 80.53 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 489.1 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 65.29 kt compare
- 6 USSR 318.43 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 50.76 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 44.92 kt compare
- 7 Pakistan 168.52 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25.82 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 156.05 kt compare
- 9 Ethiopia 130.86 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 930.05 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 930.05 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 302.07 kt in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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