Grassland — Emissions in Central America
Central America: Grassland — Emissions was 0.3162 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — emissions in Central America is 0.3162 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.6364 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 kt, in 1996.
Central America ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2498 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2498 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2498 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2498 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2498 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2498 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0601 kt | -75.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 kt | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2293 kt | +236.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1416 kt | -38.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1544 kt | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1039 kt | -32.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1321 kt | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2672 kt | +102.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 kt | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 0.387 kt | +158.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2034 kt | -47.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2272 kt | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3092 kt | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2816 kt | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2812 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6364 kt | +126.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1842 kt | -71.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2949 kt | +60.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2295 kt | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1622 kt | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2733 kt | +68.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2976 kt | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2682 kt | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3356 kt | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3276 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2193 kt | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2478 kt | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4546 kt | +83.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3162 kt | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1998 kt | 0.0601 kt | 0.2498 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2216 kt | 0.1039 kt | 0.387 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2963 kt | 0.1622 kt | 0.6364 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3131 kt | 0.2193 kt | 0.4546 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — emissions in Central America?
- Grassland — emissions in Central America was 0.3162 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6364 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 kt in 1996.
- How does Central America rank for grassland — emissions?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.