Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central America
Central America: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.1395 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.1395 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central America peaked at 0.1802 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1336, in 2021.
That places Central America 22nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1681 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1699 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1729 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.179 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1772 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1802 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.178 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1767 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1736 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1802 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1774 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1776 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1727 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1672 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1583 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1577 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.156 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1517 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1434 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1466 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1382 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1336 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1383 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1395 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1756 | 0.1681 | 0.1802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1609 | 0.1434 | 0.1776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1374 | 0.1336 | 0.1395 | 4 |
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More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central America?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Central America was 0.1395 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1802 in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1336 in 2021.
- How does Central America rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Central America ranks 22nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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