Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America
Central America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 72,857 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 72,857 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America peaked at 72,857 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,843 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,843 kt | — |
| 1991 | 46,916 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 47,822 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 48,712 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 49,473 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50,270 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 50,799 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51,987 kt | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 53,070 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 53,903 kt | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 54,886 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 55,715 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56,230 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56,636 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56,702 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 56,567 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 58,176 kt | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 65,929 kt | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 69,244 kt | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 70,774 kt | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 67,249 kt | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 68,664 kt | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 68,912 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69,003 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69,751 kt | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70,543 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 72,046 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 72,138 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72,268 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72,387 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72,446 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72,539 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72,673 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72,857 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,879 kt | 45,843 kt | 53,903 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,086 kt | 54,886 kt | 70,774 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,296 kt | 67,249 kt | 72,387 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,628 kt | 72,446 kt | 72,857 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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 agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America was 72,857 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 72,857 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,843 kt in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Central America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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