Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Caribbean
Caribbean: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 78.94 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Caribbean stood at 78.94 kt.
The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Caribbean peaked at 84.11 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.88 kt, in 1995.
That places Caribbean 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.54 kt | — |
| 1991 | 75.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.33 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.88 kt | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 74.25 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.03 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 76.11 kt | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 79.15 kt | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 81.27 kt | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 80.84 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.73 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.36 kt | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 79.32 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.21 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.9 kt | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.79 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.97 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.77 kt | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 82.74 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.84 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.99 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 83.99 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.11 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.58 kt | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 78.98 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.94 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.94 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.49 kt | 73.88 kt | 79.15 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.61 kt | 78.79 kt | 81.27 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.18 kt | 78.58 kt | 84.11 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.95 kt | 78.94 kt | 78.98 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 133.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Caribbean?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Caribbean was 78.94 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84.11 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.88 kt in 1995.
- How does Caribbean rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.