Drained organic soils — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.1604 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.1604 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.167 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.1595 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.167 kt1991: 0.167 kt1992: 0.167 kt1993: 0.167 kt1994: 0.167 kt1995: 0.167 kt1996: 0.167 kt1997: 0.166 kt1998: 0.166 kt1999: 0.165 kt2000: 0.164 kt2001: 0.164 kt2002: 0.163 kt2003: 0.162 kt2004: 0.162 kt2005: 0.162 kt2006: 0.163 kt2007: 0.163 kt2008: 0.165 kt2009: 0.166 kt2010: 0.165 kt2011: 0.165 kt2012: 0.165 kt2013: 0.165 kt2014: 0.163 kt2015: 0.163 kt2016: 0.163 kt2017: 0.165 kt2018: 0.165 kt2019: 0.16 kt2020: 0.16 kt2021: 0.161 kt2022: 0.16 kt2023: 0.16 kt2024: 0.16 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Central America stood at 0.1604 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.167 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1595 kt, in 2019.

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

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.167 kt
1991 0.167 kt +0.0%
1992 0.167 kt +0.0%
1993 0.167 kt +0.0%
1994 0.167 kt +0.0%
1995 0.1668 kt -0.1%
1996 0.1668 kt +0.0%
1997 0.1663 kt -0.3%
1998 0.1657 kt -0.4%
1999 0.165 kt -0.4%
2000 0.1639 kt -0.7%
2001 0.1638 kt -0.1%
2002 0.1628 kt -0.6%
2003 0.1617 kt -0.7%
2004 0.1619 kt +0.1%
2005 0.1624 kt +0.3%
2006 0.1626 kt +0.1%
2007 0.1633 kt +0.4%
2008 0.1648 kt +0.9%
2009 0.1655 kt +0.4%
2010 0.165 kt -0.3%
2011 0.1651 kt +0.1%
2012 0.1653 kt +0.1%
2013 0.1653 kt +0.0%
2014 0.1627 kt -1.6%
2015 0.1627 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1634 kt +0.4%
2017 0.1646 kt +0.7%
2018 0.1645 kt -0.1%
2019 0.1595 kt -3.0%
2020 0.1598 kt +0.2%
2021 0.1605 kt +0.4%
2022 0.1604 kt -0.1%
2023 0.1604 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1604 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1666 kt 0.165 kt 0.167 kt 10
2000s 0.1633 kt 0.1617 kt 0.1655 kt 10
2010s 0.1638 kt 0.1595 kt 0.1653 kt 10
2020s 0.1603 kt 0.1598 kt 0.1605 kt 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare
  2. 24 Japan 2.98 kt compare
  3. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  4. 25 China, mainland 2.77 kt compare
  5. 27 Zambia 2.77 kt compare
  6. 28 Bangladesh 2.73 kt compare
  7. 29 Australia and New Zealand 2.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Central America?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Central America was 0.1604 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 0.167 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1595 kt in 2019.
How does Central America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.