Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 22,476 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 22,476 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 22,476 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18,688 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,688 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18,688 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,688 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19,459 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 19,451 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 19,881 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 20,132 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 20,202 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 20,264 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 20,616 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 20,672 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 20,712 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20,742 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20,714 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 21,567 kt | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 21,534 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 21,527 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,520 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21,555 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,554 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 21,577 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 21,599 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21,588 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 21,630 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21,770 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 21,760 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21,879 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22,028 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 22,169 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22,187 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22,223 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 22,316 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 22,476 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 22,476 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,607 kt | 18,688 kt | 20,616 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,210 kt | 20,672 kt | 21,567 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,819 kt | 21,577 kt | 22,187 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,373 kt | 22,223 kt | 22,476 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 18 Sweden 11,680 kt compare
- 19 Lithuania 11,474 kt compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 10,211 kt compare
- 21 South Sudan 9,858 kt compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,400 kt compare
- 23 France 6,795 kt compare
- 24 Hungary 6,581 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 22,476 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22,476 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,688 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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