Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) was 572,365 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
572,365 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
572,365 kt
in 2023
All-time low
76,418 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 572,365 kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 572,365 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76,418 kt, in 1961.

Central America ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 76,418 kt
1962 77,754 kt +1.7%
1963 79,396 kt +2.1%
1964 86,543 kt +9.0%
1965 89,738 kt +3.7%
1966 95,072 kt +5.9%
1967 106,089 kt +11.6%
1968 111,090 kt +4.7%
1969 119,842 kt +7.9%
1970 129,388 kt +8.0%
1971 142,307 kt +10.0%
1972 149,950 kt +5.4%
1973 162,656 kt +8.5%
1974 174,458 kt +7.3%
1975 186,838 kt +7.1%
1976 203,255 kt +8.8%
1977 218,025 kt +7.3%
1978 250,891 kt +15.1%
1979 263,651 kt +5.1%
1980 291,721 kt +10.6%
1981 309,394 kt +6.1%
1982 324,248 kt +4.8%
1983 299,299 kt -7.7%
1984 298,669 kt -0.2%
1985 310,310 kt +3.9%
1986 317,474 kt +2.3%
1987 330,534 kt +4.1%
1988 330,615 kt +0.0%
1989 385,270 kt +16.5%
1990 344,182 kt -10.7%
1991 358,124 kt +4.1%
1992 363,417 kt +1.5%
1993 368,715 kt +1.5%
1994 385,080 kt +4.4%
1995 370,616 kt -3.8%
1996 385,979 kt +4.1%
1997 416,764 kt +8.0%
1998 440,751 kt +5.8%
1999 438,964 kt -0.4%
2000 442,639 kt +0.8%
2001 458,757 kt +3.6%
2002 459,867 kt +0.2%
2003 488,488 kt +6.2%
2004 488,435 kt -0.0%
2005 514,696 kt +5.4%
2006 531,085 kt +3.2%
2007 536,584 kt +1.0%
2008 552,505 kt +3.0%
2009 532,927 kt -3.5%
2010 521,376 kt -2.2%
2011 544,180 kt +4.4%
2012 553,439 kt +1.7%
2013 557,349 kt +0.7%
2014 545,878 kt -2.1%
2015 544,136 kt -0.3%
2016 543,938 kt -0.0%
2017 527,659 kt -3.0%
2018 531,943 kt +0.8%
2019 537,677 kt +1.1%
2020 500,622 kt -6.9%
2021 537,032 kt +7.3%
2022 563,875 kt +5.0%
2023 572,365 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93,549 kt 76,418 kt 119,842 kt 9
1970s 188,142 kt 129,388 kt 263,651 kt 10
1980s 319,753 kt 291,721 kt 385,270 kt 10
1990s 387,259 kt 344,182 kt 440,751 kt 10
2000s 500,598 kt 442,639 kt 552,505 kt 10
2010s 540,758 kt 521,376 kt 557,349 kt 10
2020s 543,474 kt 500,622 kt 572,365 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 20 Malaysia 300,899 kt compare
  2. 21 Italy 296,795 kt compare
  3. 22 Poland 285,738 kt compare
  4. 23 United Arab Emirates 281,576 kt compare
  5. 24 France 279,992 kt compare
  6. 25 Thailand 267,553 kt compare
  7. 26 Kazakhstan 265,405 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 572,365 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 572,365 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 76,418 kt in 1961.
How does Central America rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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