Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,216 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean is 2,216 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2,216 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,047 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,047 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,047 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,047 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,079 kt | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,079 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,097 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,107 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,110 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,113 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,129 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,133 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,133 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,134 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,133 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,169 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,166 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,166 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,165 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,168 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,167 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,169 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,170 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,169 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,170 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,175 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,182 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,189 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,200 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,207 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,210 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,216 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,216 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,086 kt | 2,047 kt | 2,129 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,153 kt | 2,133 kt | 2,169 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,181 kt | 2,169 kt | 2,207 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,212 kt | 2,208 kt | 2,216 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 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 livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2,216 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2,216 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,047 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 (N2O) — 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