Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Central America
Central America: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0425 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
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Central America stood at 0.0425 kt.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.0439 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 kt, in 2003.
Central America ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.0403 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0403 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 kt | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0399 kt | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0397 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0397 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0398 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0394 kt | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0403 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.041 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.042 kt | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0427 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0425 kt | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0427 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.043 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0431 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 kt | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0431 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 kt | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0439 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0417 kt | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0419 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0425 kt | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0425 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0425 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0425 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0402 kt | 0.0397 kt | 0.0403 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 kt | 0.0394 kt | 0.0427 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0429 kt | 0.0417 kt | 0.0439 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0424 kt | 0.0419 kt | 0.0425 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 0.0425 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 0.0439 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 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 unchanged. 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 (N2O). 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.