Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2,609 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,609 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
15th
of 33 groups
All-time high
2,609 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,642 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.7k kt1994: 1.8k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.8k kt1997: 1.9k kt1998: 1.9k kt1999: 1.9k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.0k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 2.5k kt2010: 2.4k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.5k kt2013: 2.5k kt2014: 2.5k kt2015: 2.5k kt2016: 2.6k kt2017: 2.6k kt2018: 2.6k kt2019: 2.6k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.6k kt2022: 2.6k kt2023: 2.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Central America stood at 2,609 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Central America peaked at 2,609 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,642 kt, in 1990.

That places Central America 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,642 kt —
1991 1,680 kt +2.4%
1992 1,713 kt +1.9%
1993 1,745 kt +1.9%
1994 1,772 kt +1.6%
1995 1,800 kt +1.6%
1996 1,819 kt +1.0%
1997 1,862 kt +2.3%
1998 1,900 kt +2.1%
1999 1,930 kt +1.6%
2000 1,966 kt +1.8%
2001 1,995 kt +1.5%
2002 2,014 kt +0.9%
2003 2,029 kt +0.7%
2004 2,031 kt +0.1%
2005 2,027 kt -0.2%
2006 2,084 kt +2.8%
2007 2,362 kt +13.3%
2008 2,480 kt +5.0%
2009 2,535 kt +2.2%
2010 2,409 kt -5.0%
2011 2,459 kt +2.1%
2012 2,468 kt +0.4%
2013 2,472 kt +0.1%
2014 2,498 kt +1.1%
2015 2,527 kt +1.1%
2016 2,581 kt +2.1%
2017 2,584 kt +0.1%
2018 2,588 kt +0.2%
2019 2,593 kt +0.2%
2020 2,594 kt +0.0%
2021 2,597 kt +0.1%
2022 2,603 kt +0.2%
2023 2,609 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,786 kt 1,642 kt 1,930 kt 10
2000s 2,152 kt 1,966 kt 2,535 kt 10
2010s 2,518 kt 2,409 kt 2,593 kt 10
2020s 2,601 kt 2,594 kt 2,609 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 12 Bangladesh 613.87 kt compare
  2. 12 Republic of Moldova 68.64 kt compare
  3. 13 Egypt 604.09 kt compare
  4. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42.4 kt compare
  5. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.88 kt compare
  6. 14 Spain 449.44 kt compare
  7. 15 Colombia 436.66 kt compare
  8. 15 Melanesia 18.03 kt compare
  9. 16 Iraq 410.47 kt compare
  10. 16 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt compare
  11. 17 Argentina 401.92 kt compare
  12. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.75 kt compare
  13. 18 Poland 397.76 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Central America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Central America was 2,609 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,609 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,642 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Central America ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.