Land-use change — Emissions Share in Central America
Central America: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.47 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Central America stood at 0.47 %.
That represents a change of up 261.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Central America peaked at 5 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.11 %, in 2001.
That places Central America 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.97 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.94 % | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.43 % | +52.1% |
| 1997 | 1.47 % | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 5 % | +240.1% |
| 1999 | 1.94 % | -61.2% |
| 2000 | 2.42 % | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.11 % | -95.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4 % | +263.6% |
| 2003 | 2.17 % | +442.5% |
| 2004 | 0.11 % | -94.9% |
| 2005 | 1.16 % | +954.5% |
| 2006 | 0.48 % | -58.6% |
| 2007 | 0.43 % | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.35 % | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.58 % | +65.7% |
| 2010 | 0.27 % | -53.4% |
| 2011 | 0.72 % | +166.7% |
| 2012 | 0.11 % | -84.7% |
| 2013 | 0.57 % | +418.2% |
| 2014 | 0.23 % | -59.6% |
| 2015 | 0.42 % | +82.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.26 % | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 % | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 0.38 % | +137.5% |
| 2020 | 0.71 % | +86.8% |
| 2021 | 0.11 % | -84.5% |
| 2022 | 0.13 % | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.47 % | +261.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +954.5% | 0.11 % | 1.16 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 % | 0.94 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.821 % | 0.11 % | 2.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.352 % | 0.11 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.355 % | 0.11 % | 0.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Central America?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Central America was 0.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 % in 2001.
- How does Central America rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Central America ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.