Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) was 0.1083 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — emissions in Caribbean stood at 0.1083 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.3% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Caribbean peaked at 0.2521 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 kt, in 2018.
Caribbean ranks 15th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1311 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1311 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1311 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1311 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1311 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1311 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0937 kt | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0945 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1452 kt | +53.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1345 kt | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1767 kt | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0615 kt | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1309 kt | +112.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 kt | -75.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1543 kt | +373.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2129 kt | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1357 kt | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0846 kt | -37.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1258 kt | +48.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2128 kt | +69.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0929 kt | -56.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2365 kt | +154.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0764 kt | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 0.227 kt | +197.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0577 kt | -74.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1627 kt | +182.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0993 kt | -39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2521 kt | +153.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 kt | -87.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0457 kt | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2508 kt | +448.8% |
| 2021 | 0.11 kt | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0343 kt | -68.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2223 kt | +548.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1083 kt | -51.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +548.1% | 0.0343 kt | 0.2223 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1255 kt | 0.0937 kt | 0.1452 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1328 kt | 0.0326 kt | 0.2129 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1281 kt | 0.0311 kt | 0.2521 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1451 kt | 0.0343 kt | 0.2508 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt
- 12 India 2.1 kt compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 kt
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
- 12 Timor-Leste 0 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 0 kt
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 12 Micronesia 0 kt
- 12 Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 13 OECD 2.04 kt compare
- 14 Mexico 1.99 kt compare
- 15 Congo 1.87 kt compare
- 16 Honduras 1.22 kt compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0129 kt compare
- 17 Guatemala 1.22 kt compare
- 18 Peru 1.19 kt compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — emissions in Caribbean?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions in Caribbean was 0.1083 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2521 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 kt in 2018.
- How does Caribbean rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.