Energy — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Energy — Emissions was 76.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is 76.8 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 78.53 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.02 kt, in 1961.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th 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 in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.02 kt | — |
| 1962 | 17.49 kt | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 17.85 kt | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 18.21 kt | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 18.59 kt | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 19.1 kt | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 19.76 kt | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 20.7 kt | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 21.95 kt | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 23.27 kt | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 22.96 kt | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 23.67 kt | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 24.88 kt | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 26.15 kt | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 27.37 kt | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 28.18 kt | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 28.93 kt | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 30.1 kt | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 31.43 kt | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 32.56 kt | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 33.15 kt | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 33.49 kt | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 34.07 kt | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 35.31 kt | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 35.84 kt | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 37.64 kt | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 39.16 kt | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 39.19 kt | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.49 kt | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 38.59 kt | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 40.5 kt | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 42.23 kt | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 44.34 kt | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 47.67 kt | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 51.25 kt | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 56.78 kt | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 61.26 kt | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 66.84 kt | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 71.57 kt | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 52.29 kt | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 53.32 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.32 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.49 kt | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 59.96 kt | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 61.69 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 63.47 kt | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 66.59 kt | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 68.26 kt | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 64.45 kt | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 68.11 kt | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 69.87 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.78 kt | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 75.56 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 75.16 kt | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.36 kt | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 78.1 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.53 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.53 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 78.07 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 71.25 kt | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 74.28 kt | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 75.91 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.8 kt | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.96 kt | 17.02 kt | 21.95 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.69 kt | 22.96 kt | 31.43 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.99 kt | 32.56 kt | 39.49 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1 kt | 38.59 kt | 71.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.09 kt | 52.29 kt | 68.26 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.11 kt | 68.11 kt | 78.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.56 kt | 71.25 kt | 76.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 kt compare
- 11 Philippines 19 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 17.9 kt compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.1 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.647 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 17.61 kt compare
- 14 Australia 16.3 kt compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.534 kt compare
- 15 Germany 15.7 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.4816 kt compare
- 16 Canada 15 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 0.451 kt compare
- 17 Poland 14.3 kt compare
- 17 Micronesia 0.0685 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Energy — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 76.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 78.53 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.02 kt in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for energy — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Energy — 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