IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0458 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0458 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1211 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 kt per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0958 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0989 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1015 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1033 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1003 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1022 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1028 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1045 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1066 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1089 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1107 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1139 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1109 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1122 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1157 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.118 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1165 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1088 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0996 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1013 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.11 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1181 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1211 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1162 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1178 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1027 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1097 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1144 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1174 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1167 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0861 kt per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.086 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.086 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0752 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0754 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0787 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0787 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0777 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0793 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0798 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0804 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0742 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0708 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.068 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0651 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0564 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0521 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0523 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0501 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0474 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0458 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0172 kt per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0458 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0357 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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% | 0.1167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0861 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0958 kt per square kilometre | 0.1045 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1122 kt per square kilometre | 0.1066 kt per square kilometre | 0.118 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1111 kt per square kilometre | 0.0996 kt per square kilometre | 0.1211 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0878 kt per square kilometre | 0.0752 kt per square kilometre | 0.1174 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0738 kt per square kilometre | 0.0622 kt per square kilometre | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0512 kt per square kilometre | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 0.0481 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.0484 kt per square kilometre compare
- 60 Honduras 0.0473 kt per square kilometre compare
- 61 South Sudan 0.047 kt per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 0.0447 kt per square kilometre compare
- 64 Senegal 0.0444 kt per square kilometre compare
- 65 Japan 0.044 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Puerto Rico?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Puerto Rico was 0.0458 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1211 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.