Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 48,681 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48,681 kt
Change on year
down 10.0%
Rank
26th
of 33 groups
All-time high
54,765 kt
in 2016
All-time low
36,373 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 36.4k kt1991: 38.3k kt1992: 39.9k kt1993: 40.9k kt1994: 43.5k kt1995: 41.8k kt1996: 42.3k kt1997: 43.5k kt1998: 45.6k kt1999: 44.3k kt2000: 46.4k kt2001: 46.5k kt2002: 46.8k kt2003: 47.7k kt2004: 48.1k kt2005: 49.1k kt2006: 50.3k kt2007: 53.9k kt2008: 53.1k kt2009: 51.6k kt2010: 52.0k kt2011: 52.4k kt2012: 53.4k kt2013: 54.7k kt2014: 53.4k kt2015: 53.3k kt2016: 54.8k kt2017: 54.3k kt2018: 50.9k kt2019: 51.9k kt2020: 49.6k kt2021: 51.5k kt2022: 54.1k kt2023: 48.7k kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 48,681 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Central America peaked at 54,765 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36,373 kt, in 1990.

Central America ranks 26th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 (CO2) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 36,373 kt —
1991 38,290 kt +5.3%
1992 39,890 kt +4.2%
1993 40,872 kt +2.5%
1994 43,474 kt +6.4%
1995 41,773 kt -3.9%
1996 42,320 kt +1.3%
1997 43,488 kt +2.8%
1998 45,616 kt +4.9%
1999 44,308 kt -2.9%
2000 46,428 kt +4.8%
2001 46,496 kt +0.1%
2002 46,798 kt +0.6%
2003 47,746 kt +2.0%
2004 48,066 kt +0.7%
2005 49,085 kt +2.1%
2006 50,347 kt +2.6%
2007 53,928 kt +7.1%
2008 53,092 kt -1.5%
2009 51,582 kt -2.8%
2010 51,991 kt +0.8%
2011 52,445 kt +0.9%
2012 53,422 kt +1.9%
2013 54,702 kt +2.4%
2014 53,415 kt -2.4%
2015 53,340 kt -0.1%
2016 54,765 kt +2.7%
2017 54,286 kt -0.9%
2018 50,913 kt -6.2%
2019 51,869 kt +1.9%
2020 49,576 kt -4.4%
2021 51,476 kt +3.8%
2022 54,095 kt +5.1%
2023 48,681 kt -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,640 kt 36,373 kt 45,616 kt 10
2000s 49,357 kt 46,428 kt 53,928 kt 10
2010s 53,115 kt 50,913 kt 54,765 kt 10
2020s 50,957 kt 48,681 kt 54,095 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 China, Taiwan Province of 30,787 kt compare
  2. 24 Malaysia 30,693 kt compare
  3. 25 South Africa 26,695 kt compare
  4. 26 Philippines 24,704 kt compare
  5. 27 Spain 23,897 kt compare
  6. 28 Colombia 22,233 kt compare
  7. 28 Caribbean 30,814 kt compare
  8. 29 Ukraine 21,157 kt compare

See the full ranking of 281 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 48,681 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 54,765 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 36,373 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th 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 down 11.0%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,125 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.