Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions was 8.36 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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 8.36 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions 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 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 8.36 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.72 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 19th 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 (N2O) — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.72 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.72 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.72 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.85 kt | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.84 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.91 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.95 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.96 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.98 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.04 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.05 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.05 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.05 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.05 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.18 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.18 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.17 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.17 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.18 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.18 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.18 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.19 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.18 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.19 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.21 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.24 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.26 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.33 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.34 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.36 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.36 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.87 kt | 7.72 kt | 8.04 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.13 kt | 8.05 kt | 8.18 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 kt | 8.18 kt | 8.33 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.35 kt | 8.33 kt | 8.36 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 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 8.36 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.72 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions 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 (N2O). 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