Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 766.32 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
766.32 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
823.21 kt
in 1990
All-time low
765.69 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2024

02004006008001990200720241990: 823.2 kt1991: 823.2 kt1992: 823.2 kt1993: 823.2 kt1994: 823.2 kt1995: 821.7 kt1996: 821.7 kt1997: 820.5 kt1998: 817.3 kt1999: 814.1 kt2000: 807.6 kt2001: 805.7 kt2002: 799.2 kt2003: 794.1 kt2004: 794.7 kt2005: 795.2 kt2006: 794.5 kt2007: 794.3 kt2008: 797.2 kt2009: 797.3 kt2010: 795.8 kt2011: 795.4 kt2012: 794.2 kt2013: 794.2 kt2014: 780.2 kt2015: 780.2 kt2016: 781.7 kt2017: 785.1 kt2018: 783.1 kt2019: 765.7 kt2020: 766.5 kt2021: 767 kt2022: 766.3 kt2023: 766.3 kt2024: 766.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America stood at 766.32 kt.

That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America peaked at 823.21 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 765.69 kt, in 2019.

Central America ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Central America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 823.21 kt
1991 823.21 kt +0.0%
1992 823.21 kt +0.0%
1993 823.21 kt +0.0%
1994 823.21 kt +0.0%
1995 821.74 kt -0.2%
1996 821.74 kt +0.0%
1997 820.5 kt -0.2%
1998 817.26 kt -0.4%
1999 814.1 kt -0.4%
2000 807.58 kt -0.8%
2001 805.69 kt -0.2%
2002 799.16 kt -0.8%
2003 794.1 kt -0.6%
2004 794.73 kt +0.1%
2005 795.15 kt +0.1%
2006 794.51 kt -0.1%
2007 794.32 kt -0.0%
2008 797.18 kt +0.4%
2009 797.28 kt +0.0%
2010 795.79 kt -0.2%
2011 795.37 kt -0.1%
2012 794.21 kt -0.1%
2013 794.21 kt +0.0%
2014 780.22 kt -1.8%
2015 780.22 kt +0.0%
2016 781.69 kt +0.2%
2017 785.08 kt +0.4%
2018 783.11 kt -0.3%
2019 765.69 kt -2.2%
2020 766.53 kt +0.1%
2021 766.95 kt +0.1%
2022 766.32 kt -0.1%
2023 766.32 kt +0.0%
2024 766.32 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 821.14 kt 814.1 kt 823.21 kt 10
2000s 797.97 kt 794.1 kt 807.58 kt 10
2010s 785.56 kt 765.69 kt 795.79 kt 10
2020s 766.49 kt 766.32 kt 766.95 kt 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Latvia 4,169 kt compare
  2. 24 Japan 4,092 kt compare
  3. 25 Madagascar 3,426 kt compare
  4. 26 Mongolia 2,932 kt compare
  5. 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,857 kt compare
  6. 28 Guyana 2,787 kt compare
  7. 29 Congo 2,742 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America was 766.32 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 823.21 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 765.69 kt in 2019.
How does Central America rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.