Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Central America

Central America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,931 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,931 kt
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,931 kt
in 2023
All-time low
497.8 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Central America, 1961–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Central America stood at 2,931 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Central America peaked at 2,931 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 497.8 kt, in 1961.

Central America ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 497.8 kt
1962 518.98 kt +4.3%
1963 543.75 kt +4.8%
1964 571.68 kt +5.1%
1965 600.07 kt +5.0%
1966 631.31 kt +5.2%
1967 659.8 kt +4.5%
1968 688.05 kt +4.3%
1969 712.37 kt +3.5%
1970 761.5 kt +6.9%
1971 794.36 kt +4.3%
1972 823.22 kt +3.6%
1973 850.7 kt +3.3%
1974 889 kt +4.5%
1975 932.4 kt +4.9%
1976 947.77 kt +1.6%
1977 998.31 kt +5.3%
1978 1,046 kt +4.8%
1979 1,072 kt +2.4%
1980 1,214 kt +13.3%
1981 1,313 kt +8.1%
1982 1,283 kt -2.3%
1983 1,300 kt +1.3%
1984 1,269 kt -2.4%
1985 1,343 kt +5.8%
1986 1,361 kt +1.3%
1987 1,350 kt -0.8%
1988 1,408 kt +4.3%
1989 1,380 kt -2.0%
1990 1,459 kt +5.7%
1991 1,506 kt +3.2%
1992 1,541 kt +2.3%
1993 1,572 kt +2.0%
1994 1,607 kt +2.2%
1995 1,637 kt +1.9%
1996 1,690 kt +3.2%
1997 1,737 kt +2.7%
1998 1,806 kt +4.0%
1999 1,878 kt +4.0%
2000 1,916 kt +2.0%
2001 1,944 kt +1.4%
2002 1,985 kt +2.1%
2003 2,019 kt +1.7%
2004 2,047 kt +1.4%
2005 2,086 kt +1.9%
2006 2,133 kt +2.3%
2007 2,181 kt +2.3%
2008 2,211 kt +1.4%
2009 2,250 kt +1.8%
2010 2,282 kt +1.4%
2011 2,325 kt +1.9%
2012 2,372 kt +2.0%
2013 2,439 kt +2.8%
2014 2,491 kt +2.2%
2015 2,542 kt +2.0%
2016 2,589 kt +1.9%
2017 2,645 kt +2.1%
2018 2,700 kt +2.1%
2019 2,741 kt +1.5%
2020 2,796 kt +2.0%
2021 2,834 kt +1.4%
2022 2,881 kt +1.7%
2023 2,931 kt +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 602.65 kt 497.8 kt 712.37 kt 9
1970s 911.54 kt 761.5 kt 1,072 kt 10
1980s 1,322 kt 1,214 kt 1,408 kt 10
1990s 1,643 kt 1,459 kt 1,878 kt 10
2000s 2,077 kt 1,916 kt 2,250 kt 10
2010s 2,513 kt 2,282 kt 2,741 kt 10
2020s 2,861 kt 2,796 kt 2,931 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Republic of Korea 1,155 kt compare
  2. 24 Canada 1,118 kt compare
  3. 25 Australia and New Zealand 1,083 kt compare
  4. 26 Chile 988.45 kt compare
  5. 27 Australia 964.6 kt compare
  6. 28 Myanmar 938.1 kt compare
  7. 29 Argentina 887.75 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Central America?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Central America was 2,931 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2,931 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 497.8 kt in 1961.
How does Central America rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Central America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — 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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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