Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 9,981 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
9,981 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
23,234 kt
in 2010
All-time low
3,299 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 10.6k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 10.6k kt1993: 10.6k kt1994: 10.6k kt1995: 10.6k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 6.5k kt1998: 11.2k kt1999: 9.6k kt2000: 3.3k kt2001: 5.7k kt2002: 12.0k kt2003: 12.5k kt2004: 16.4k kt2005: 16.1k kt2006: 9.4k kt2007: 19.0k kt2008: 6.7k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 23.2k kt2011: 6.3k kt2012: 7.5k kt2013: 4.0k kt2014: 4.4k kt2015: 8.6k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 4.2k kt2019: 13.0k kt2020: 15.7k kt2021: 10.0k kt2022: 10.0k kt2023: 10.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 9,981 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 147.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 23,234 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,299 kt, in 2000.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,629 kt
1991 10,629 kt +0.0%
1992 10,629 kt +0.0%
1993 10,629 kt +0.0%
1994 10,629 kt +0.0%
1995 10,629 kt +0.0%
1996 5,486 kt -48.4%
1997 6,496 kt +18.4%
1998 11,202 kt +72.5%
1999 9,586 kt -14.4%
2000 3,299 kt -65.6%
2001 5,678 kt +72.1%
2002 11,989 kt +111.1%
2003 12,536 kt +4.6%
2004 16,416 kt +31.0%
2005 16,096 kt -2.0%
2006 9,377 kt -41.7%
2007 19,002 kt +102.6%
2008 6,720 kt -64.6%
2009 3,764 kt -44.0%
2010 23,234 kt +517.3%
2011 6,287 kt -72.9%
2012 7,480 kt +19.0%
2013 4,034 kt -46.1%
2014 4,443 kt +10.1%
2015 8,647 kt +94.6%
2016 7,784 kt -10.0%
2017 9,359 kt +20.2%
2018 4,159 kt -55.6%
2019 13,018 kt +213.0%
2020 15,704 kt +20.6%
2021 9,989 kt -36.4%
2022 10,025 kt +0.4%
2023 9,981 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,654 kt 5,486 kt 11,202 kt 10
2000s 10,488 kt 3,299 kt 19,002 kt 10
2010s 8,844 kt 4,034 kt 23,234 kt 10
2020s 11,425 kt 9,981 kt 15,704 kt 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,497 kt compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 1,548 kt compare
  3. 7 Thailand 977.11 kt compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 1,224 kt compare
  5. 8 Sudan (former) 827.28 kt compare
  6. 9 South Sudan 747.88 kt compare
  7. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 76.13 kt compare
  8. 10 Cambodia 625.16 kt compare
  9. 10 Viet Nam 56.79 kt compare
  10. 11 Nepal 601.15 kt compare
  11. 11 Melanesia 32.65 kt compare
  12. 12 Indonesia 550.06 kt compare
  13. 12 Timor-Leste 2.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean was 9,981 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 23,234 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 3,299 kt in 2000.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf