Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 2,602 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,602 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,602 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,637 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.7k kt1994: 1.8k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.8k kt1997: 1.9k kt1998: 1.9k kt1999: 1.9k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.0k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 2.5k kt2010: 2.4k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.5k kt2013: 2.5k kt2014: 2.5k kt2015: 2.5k kt2016: 2.6k kt2017: 2.6k kt2018: 2.6k kt2019: 2.6k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.6k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 2.6k kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 2,602 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Central America peaked at 2,602 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,637 kt, in 1990.

That places Central America 16th 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.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,637 kt
1991 1,676 kt +2.3%
1992 1,708 kt +1.9%
1993 1,740 kt +1.9%
1994 1,767 kt +1.6%
1995 1,795 kt +1.6%
1996 1,814 kt +1.1%
1997 1,857 kt +2.3%
1998 1,895 kt +2.1%
1999 1,925 kt +1.6%
2000 1,960 kt +1.8%
2001 1,990 kt +1.5%
2002 2,008 kt +0.9%
2003 2,023 kt +0.7%
2004 2,025 kt +0.1%
2005 2,020 kt -0.2%
2006 2,078 kt +2.8%
2007 2,355 kt +13.3%
2008 2,473 kt +5.0%
2009 2,528 kt +2.2%
2010 2,402 kt -5.0%
2011 2,452 kt +2.1%
2012 2,461 kt +0.4%
2013 2,464 kt +0.1%
2014 2,491 kt +1.1%
2015 2,519 kt +1.1%
2016 2,573 kt +2.1%
2017 2,576 kt +0.1%
2018 2,581 kt +0.2%
2019 2,585 kt +0.2%
2020 2,587 kt +0.1%
2021 2,591 kt +0.1%
2022 2,595 kt +0.2%
2023 2,602 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,781 kt 1,637 kt 1,925 kt 10
2000s 2,146 kt 1,960 kt 2,528 kt 10
2010s 2,511 kt 2,402 kt 2,585 kt 10
2020s 2,594 kt 2,587 kt 2,602 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 13 Egypt 601.8 kt compare
  2. 14 Spain 447.89 kt compare
  3. 15 Colombia 427.37 kt compare
  4. 16 Iraq 409.04 kt compare
  5. 16 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt compare
  6. 17 Argentina 399.18 kt compare
  7. 18 Poland 388.14 kt compare
  8. 19 Philippines 376.57 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Central America?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Central America was 2,602 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,602 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,637 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Central America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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