Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Central America

Central America: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 25.98 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.98 kt
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
25.98 kt
in 2023
All-time low
11.63 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Central America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Central America is 25.98 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Central America peaked at 25.98 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.63 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 — Indirect emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 11.63 kt
1962 12.07 kt +3.8%
1963 12.45 kt +3.1%
1964 13.04 kt +4.7%
1965 13.56 kt +4.0%
1966 14.1 kt +4.0%
1967 14.49 kt +2.8%
1968 14.91 kt +2.9%
1969 15.23 kt +2.1%
1970 15.84 kt +4.0%
1971 15.65 kt -1.2%
1972 15.85 kt +1.3%
1973 15.97 kt +0.8%
1974 16.36 kt +2.4%
1975 16.98 kt +3.8%
1976 17.39 kt +2.4%
1977 17.87 kt +2.8%
1978 18.15 kt +1.6%
1979 18.16 kt +0.1%
1980 18.77 kt +3.3%
1981 19.38 kt +3.3%
1982 19.47 kt +0.5%
1983 19.89 kt +2.1%
1984 20.17 kt +1.4%
1985 20.61 kt +2.2%
1986 20.57 kt -0.2%
1987 20.34 kt -1.1%
1988 20.03 kt -1.5%
1989 20.76 kt +3.6%
1990 20.71 kt -0.3%
1991 20.43 kt -1.3%
1992 20.44 kt +0.0%
1993 20.88 kt +2.2%
1994 20.88 kt +0.0%
1995 20.51 kt -1.8%
1996 20.26 kt -1.2%
1997 20.35 kt +0.4%
1998 20.34 kt -0.0%
1999 20.31 kt -0.1%
2000 20.46 kt +0.7%
2001 20.89 kt +2.1%
2002 21.33 kt +2.1%
2003 21.51 kt +0.8%
2004 21.59 kt +0.4%
2005 21.67 kt +0.4%
2006 21.98 kt +1.5%
2007 22.27 kt +1.3%
2008 22.61 kt +1.6%
2009 22.74 kt +0.6%
2010 23.04 kt +1.3%
2011 23.03 kt -0.0%
2012 23.12 kt +0.4%
2013 23.31 kt +0.8%
2014 23.7 kt +1.7%
2015 23.93 kt +1.0%
2016 24.27 kt +1.4%
2017 24.45 kt +0.7%
2018 24.7 kt +1.0%
2019 24.93 kt +0.9%
2020 25.17 kt +1.0%
2021 25.61 kt +1.7%
2022 25.68 kt +0.3%
2023 25.98 kt +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.5 kt 11.63 kt 15.23 kt 9
1970s 16.82 kt 15.65 kt 18.16 kt 10
1980s 20 kt 18.77 kt 20.76 kt 10
1990s 20.51 kt 20.26 kt 20.88 kt 10
2000s 21.71 kt 20.46 kt 22.74 kt 10
2010s 23.85 kt 23.03 kt 24.93 kt 10
2020s 25.61 kt 25.17 kt 25.98 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 21 Colombia 10.92 kt compare
  2. 22 France 10.31 kt compare
  3. 23 Mali 10.24 kt compare
  4. 24 Bangladesh 10.22 kt compare
  5. 25 Niger 9.13 kt compare
  6. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.27 kt compare
  7. 27 South Sudan 7.74 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Central America?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Central America was 25.98 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 25.98 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 11.63 kt in 1961.
How does Central America rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Central America ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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