Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 164.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
164.19 kt
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
164.19 kt
in 2023
All-time low
58.29 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Central America, 1961–2023

050100150196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Central America is 164.19 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Central America peaked at 164.19 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.29 kt, in 1961.

That places Central America 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 58.29 kt
1962 60.67 kt +4.1%
1963 64.97 kt +7.1%
1964 68.07 kt +4.8%
1965 70.8 kt +4.0%
1966 74.61 kt +5.4%
1967 76.48 kt +2.5%
1968 80.3 kt +5.0%
1969 82.94 kt +3.3%
1970 86.55 kt +4.3%
1971 85.92 kt -0.7%
1972 88.05 kt +2.5%
1973 90.83 kt +3.2%
1974 93.14 kt +2.5%
1975 99.03 kt +6.3%
1976 103.68 kt +4.7%
1977 106.01 kt +2.2%
1978 106.51 kt +0.5%
1979 107.07 kt +0.5%
1980 112.2 kt +4.8%
1981 120.37 kt +7.3%
1982 121.8 kt +1.2%
1983 122.66 kt +0.7%
1984 126.02 kt +2.7%
1985 130.38 kt +3.5%
1986 132.03 kt +1.3%
1987 131.82 kt -0.2%
1988 128.74 kt -2.3%
1989 132.66 kt +3.0%
1990 133.47 kt +0.6%
1991 128.36 kt -3.8%
1992 130.12 kt +1.4%
1993 131.82 kt +1.3%
1994 130.95 kt -0.7%
1995 127.5 kt -2.6%
1996 129.93 kt +1.9%
1997 131.27 kt +1.0%
1998 133.9 kt +2.0%
1999 132.77 kt -0.8%
2000 134.32 kt +1.2%
2001 135.91 kt +1.2%
2002 129.78 kt -4.5%
2003 132.64 kt +2.2%
2004 129.43 kt -2.4%
2005 136.19 kt +5.2%
2006 135.12 kt -0.8%
2007 138.15 kt +2.2%
2008 134.83 kt -2.4%
2009 137.5 kt +2.0%
2010 140.9 kt +2.5%
2011 149.24 kt +5.9%
2012 148.82 kt -0.3%
2013 152.41 kt +2.4%
2014 152.41 kt +0.0%
2015 148.04 kt -2.9%
2016 157.8 kt +6.6%
2017 158.34 kt +0.3%
2018 157.54 kt -0.5%
2019 156.13 kt -0.9%
2020 162.65 kt +4.2%
2021 161.79 kt -0.5%
2022 152.88 kt -5.5%
2023 164.19 kt +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 70.79 kt 58.29 kt 82.94 kt 9
1970s 96.68 kt 85.92 kt 107.07 kt 10
1980s 125.87 kt 112.2 kt 132.66 kt 10
1990s 131.01 kt 127.5 kt 133.9 kt 10
2000s 134.39 kt 129.43 kt 138.15 kt 10
2010s 152.16 kt 140.9 kt 158.34 kt 10
2020s 160.38 kt 152.88 kt 164.19 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Germany 73.23 kt compare
  2. 24 Ethiopia PDR 70.48 kt compare
  3. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.17 kt compare
  4. 26 Colombia 64.44 kt compare
  5. 27 Kenya 63.29 kt compare
  6. 28 Poland 62.24 kt compare
  7. 29 Ukraine 54.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Central America?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Central America was 164.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 164.19 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 58.29 kt in 1961.
How does Central America rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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