Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 42.48 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
42.48 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
44.28 kt
in 1990
All-time low
42.27 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 44.3 kt1991: 44.3 kt1992: 44.3 kt1993: 44.3 kt1994: 44.3 kt1995: 44.2 kt1996: 44.2 kt1997: 44.1 kt1998: 43.9 kt1999: 43.7 kt2000: 43.4 kt2001: 43.4 kt2002: 43.2 kt2003: 42.9 kt2004: 42.9 kt2005: 43 kt2006: 43.1 kt2007: 43.3 kt2008: 43.7 kt2009: 43.9 kt2010: 43.7 kt2011: 43.8 kt2012: 43.8 kt2013: 43.8 kt2014: 43.1 kt2015: 43.1 kt2016: 43.3 kt2017: 43.6 kt2018: 43.6 kt2019: 42.3 kt2020: 42.3 kt2021: 42.5 kt2022: 42.5 kt2023: 42.5 kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 42.48 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 44.28 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.27 kt, in 2019.

That places Central America 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 44.28 kt
1991 44.28 kt +0.0%
1992 44.28 kt +0.0%
1993 44.28 kt +0.0%
1994 44.28 kt +0.0%
1995 44.2 kt -0.2%
1996 44.2 kt +0.0%
1997 44.07 kt -0.3%
1998 43.91 kt -0.4%
1999 43.73 kt -0.4%
2000 43.43 kt -0.7%
2001 43.41 kt -0.1%
2002 43.17 kt -0.5%
2003 42.88 kt -0.7%
2004 42.93 kt +0.1%
2005 43.04 kt +0.2%
2006 43.12 kt +0.2%
2007 43.27 kt +0.4%
2008 43.67 kt +0.9%
2009 43.88 kt +0.5%
2010 43.73 kt -0.4%
2011 43.75 kt +0.1%
2012 43.8 kt +0.1%
2013 43.83 kt +0.1%
2014 43.12 kt -1.6%
2015 43.12 kt +0.0%
2016 43.3 kt +0.4%
2017 43.62 kt +0.7%
2018 43.59 kt -0.1%
2019 42.27 kt -3.0%
2020 42.35 kt +0.2%
2021 42.51 kt +0.4%
2022 42.48 kt -0.1%
2023 42.48 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.15 kt 43.73 kt 44.28 kt 10
2000s 43.28 kt 42.88 kt 43.88 kt 10
2010s 43.41 kt 42.27 kt 43.83 kt 10
2020s 42.45 kt 42.35 kt 42.51 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 24 Japan 789.49 kt compare
  2. 25 China 733.87 kt compare
  3. 25 China, mainland 733.87 kt compare
  4. 27 Zambia 733.76 kt compare
  5. 28 Bangladesh 724.56 kt compare
  6. 29 Australia and New Zealand 715.63 kt compare
  7. 30 Myanmar 593.95 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 42.48 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 44.28 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 42.27 kt in 2019.
How does Central America rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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