Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 20,260 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 20,260 kt for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 20,260 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,640 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,640 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16,640 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,640 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,380 kt | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 17,372 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 17,783 kt | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18,025 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18,092 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 18,151 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 18,487 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 18,539 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18,579 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18,607 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18,581 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19,398 kt | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 19,368 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,361 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 19,355 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,387 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 19,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,408 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19,429 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19,419 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,460 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19,595 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 19,585 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19,696 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19,839 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19,969 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19,980 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,016 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,106 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 20,260 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20,260 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,521 kt | 16,640 kt | 18,487 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,056 kt | 18,539 kt | 19,398 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,638 kt | 19,408 kt | 19,980 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,160 kt | 20,016 kt | 20,260 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 18 Sweden 9,838 kt compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 9,668 kt compare
- 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare
- 21 South Sudan 9,334 kt compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,069 kt compare
- 23 Uganda 5,859 kt compare
- 24 France 5,777 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 20,260 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 20,260 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,640 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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