Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America
Central America: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 5.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Central America is 5.96 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 13.78 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.62 %, in 2018.
That places Central America 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.78 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.5 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 13.37 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.17 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.79 % | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 13.18 % | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12.9 % | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 12.3 % | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 12.71 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11.94 % | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 11.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.17 % | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 11.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.55 % | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.43 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 9.73 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.49 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.8 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.17 % | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 5.84 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.96 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.89 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.68 % | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 5.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.62 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.63 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.98 % | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.12 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.94 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.96 % | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -36.9% | 9.78 % | 6.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.96 % | 11.94 % | 13.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.57 % | 9.49 % | 11.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 % | 5.62 % | 9.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 % | 5.94 % | 6.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.69 % compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 52.15 % compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 52.15 % compare
- 15 Paraguay 51.88 % compare
- 16 Vanuatu 51.23 % compare
- 17 Mozambique 46.03 % compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 45.13 % compare
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 (co2eq) in Central America?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Central America was 5.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.78 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 % in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.