Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,986 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,986 kt
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,405 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2,153 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Latin America and the Caribbean is 3,986 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4,405 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,153 kt, in 1961.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2,153 kt
1962 2,181 kt +1.3%
1963 2,330 kt +6.8%
1964 2,470 kt +6.0%
1965 2,546 kt +3.1%
1966 2,577 kt +1.2%
1967 2,634 kt +2.2%
1968 2,666 kt +1.2%
1969 2,636 kt -1.1%
1970 2,725 kt +3.4%
1971 2,805 kt +2.9%
1972 2,699 kt -3.8%
1973 2,657 kt -1.6%
1974 2,698 kt +1.6%
1975 2,761 kt +2.3%
1976 2,906 kt +5.2%
1977 2,881 kt -0.8%
1978 2,818 kt -2.2%
1979 2,736 kt -2.9%
1980 2,840 kt +3.8%
1981 2,981 kt +5.0%
1982 2,966 kt -0.5%
1983 2,847 kt -4.0%
1984 2,937 kt +3.1%
1985 3,014 kt +2.6%
1986 3,065 kt +1.7%
1987 3,183 kt +3.8%
1988 3,069 kt -3.6%
1989 2,976 kt -3.0%
1990 2,837 kt -4.7%
1991 2,964 kt +4.5%
1992 3,036 kt +2.4%
1993 2,891 kt -4.8%
1994 3,124 kt +8.1%
1995 3,146 kt +0.7%
1996 2,994 kt -4.8%
1997 3,116 kt +4.1%
1998 2,915 kt -6.4%
1999 2,900 kt -0.5%
2000 2,980 kt +2.8%
2001 3,068 kt +3.0%
2002 2,961 kt -3.5%
2003 3,076 kt +3.9%
2004 3,092 kt +0.5%
2005 2,996 kt -3.1%
2006 3,040 kt +1.4%
2007 3,255 kt +7.1%
2008 3,458 kt +6.2%
2009 3,244 kt -6.2%
2010 3,243 kt -0.0%
2011 3,352 kt +3.4%
2012 3,473 kt +3.6%
2013 3,680 kt +5.9%
2014 3,689 kt +0.3%
2015 3,663 kt -0.7%
2016 3,665 kt +0.0%
2017 3,955 kt +7.9%
2018 3,893 kt -1.6%
2019 3,959 kt +1.7%
2020 4,118 kt +4.0%
2021 4,197 kt +1.9%
2022 4,405 kt +4.9%
2023 4,377 kt -0.6%
2030 3,741 kt -14.5%
2050 3,986 kt +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,466 kt 2,153 kt 2,666 kt 9
1970s 2,769 kt 2,657 kt 2,906 kt 10
1980s 2,988 kt 2,840 kt 3,183 kt 10
1990s 2,992 kt 2,837 kt 3,146 kt 10
2000s 3,117 kt 2,961 kt 3,458 kt 10
2010s 3,657 kt 3,243 kt 3,959 kt 10
2020s 4,274 kt 4,118 kt 4,405 kt 4
2030s 3,741 kt 3,741 kt 3,741 kt 1
2050s 3,986 kt 3,986 kt 3,986 kt 1

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 6 Türkiye 245.04 kt compare
  2. 6 USSR 1,637 kt compare
  3. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 235.34 kt compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 1,021 kt compare
  5. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 225.79 kt compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 629.14 kt compare
  7. 9 Russian Federation 593.89 kt compare
  8. 10 Mexico 588.52 kt compare
  9. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110.44 kt compare
  10. 11 Argentina 585.14 kt compare
  11. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 99.02 kt compare
  12. 12 Bangladesh 509.94 kt compare
  13. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 97.62 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 3,986 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 4,405 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2,153 kt in 1961.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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