Waste — Emissions per capita in Central America
Central America: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Central America stood at 0.46 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Central America peaked at 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.37 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Central America 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.389 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.406 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.424 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4525 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Central America?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Central America was 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Central America ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 per capita. 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.