IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0016 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 62nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -26.2% | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 60 Honduras 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 61 South Sudan 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 64 Senegal 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 65 Japan 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.