Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Central America
Central America: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 189.68 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — 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 organic soils — emissions in Central America is 189.68 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Central America peaked at 195.81 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 175.77 kt, in 2003.
That places Central America 24th 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 179.68 kt | — |
| 1991 | 179.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 179.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 179.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 179.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 179.54 kt | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 179.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 178.3 kt | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 178 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 176.99 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 176.2 kt | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 177.07 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 177.41 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 175.77 kt | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 176.35 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 178.08 kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 179.44 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 182.73 kt | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 187.41 kt | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 190.48 kt | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 189.42 kt | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 190.29 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 191.73 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 192.02 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 189.66 kt | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 189.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 191.97 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 194.83 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 195.81 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 186.42 kt | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 187.14 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 189.73 kt | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 189.68 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 189.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 189.68 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.08 kt | 176.99 kt | 179.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.09 kt | 175.77 kt | 190.48 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.18 kt | 186.42 kt | 195.81 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.18 kt | 187.14 kt | 189.73 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 organic soils — emissions in Central America?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Central America was 189.68 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 195.81 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 175.77 kt in 2003.
- How does Central America rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 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.