Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,081 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,081 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
8,081 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,799 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 4.8k kt1991: 4.9k kt1992: 5.0k kt1993: 5.1k kt1994: 5.2k kt1995: 5.3k kt1996: 5.4k kt1997: 5.5k kt1998: 5.6k kt1999: 5.7k kt2000: 5.8k kt2001: 6.0k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 6.1k kt2004: 6.2k kt2005: 6.3k kt2006: 6.4k kt2007: 6.5k kt2008: 6.6k kt2009: 6.7k kt2010: 6.8k kt2011: 6.9k kt2012: 7.0k kt2013: 7.1k kt2014: 7.3k kt2015: 7.4k kt2016: 7.5k kt2017: 7.6k kt2018: 7.7k kt2019: 7.8k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 7.9k kt2022: 8.0k kt2023: 8.1k kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 8,081 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 8,081 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,799 kt, in 1990.

That places Central America 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,265 kt 4,799 kt 5,733 kt 10
2000s 6,290 kt 5,850 kt 6,721 kt 10
2010s 7,302 kt 6,824 kt 7,760 kt 10
2020s 7,956 kt 7,832 kt 8,081 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 21 Spain 2,891 kt compare
  2. 22 South Africa 2,588 kt compare
  3. 23 Canada 2,398 kt compare
  4. 24 Republic of Korea 2,398 kt compare
  5. 25 Myanmar 2,340 kt compare
  6. 26 Poland 2,276 kt compare
  7. 27 Colombia 2,266 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 8,081 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 8,081 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 4,799 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.