Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Central America
Central America: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1179 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America stood at 0.1179 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 0.1267 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1178 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
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1267 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1267 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1267 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1267 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1267 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1265 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1265 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1263 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1258 kt | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1253 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1243 kt | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.124 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.123 kt | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1224 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1224 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1223 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1223 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1227 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1227 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1225 kt | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1224 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1223 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1223 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1201 kt | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1204 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1209 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1206 kt | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1178 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1179 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.118 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1179 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1179 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1179 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1264 kt | 0.1253 kt | 0.1267 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1228 kt | 0.1223 kt | 0.1243 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1209 kt | 0.1178 kt | 0.1225 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1179 kt | 0.1179 kt | 0.118 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 China 1.89 kt compare
- 23 China, mainland 1.89 kt compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.84 kt compare
- 26 Denmark 1.41 kt compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 1.36 kt compare
- 28 Norway 1.31 kt compare
- 29 Australia 1.18 kt compare
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 cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Central America was 0.1179 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 0.1267 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1178 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.