Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Latin America & Caribbean

Greenhouse gases per capita in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 7.98 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.8%.

2024 7.98 t/person −0.75% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.19 t/person1960
Period minimum 7.65 t/person2020

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2024681012141619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14.19 t/person1962: 12.95 t/person1964: 12.5 t/person1966: 10.97 t/person1968: 10.57 t/person1970: 11.31 t/person1972: 10.56 t/person1974: 10.42 t/person1976: 10.66 t/person1978: 10.31 t/person1980: 10.45 t/person1982: 10.07 t/person1984: 9.83 t/person1986: 10.31 t/person1988: 9.77 t/person1990: 9.53 t/person1992: 9.7 t/person1994: 10.64 t/person1996: 10.07 t/person1998: 11.09 t/person2000: 10.18 t/person2002: 10.29 t/person2004: 10.95 t/person2006: 9.82 t/person2008: 9.05 t/person2010: 8.64 t/person2012: 9.03 t/person2014: 8.92 t/person2016: 8.13 t/person2018: 7.85 t/person2020: 7.65 t/person2022: 8.18 t/person2024: 7.98 t/person
Change over the period: −6.22 (−43.8%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 7.98 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 7.98 −0.06 −0.75%
2023 8.04 −0.14 −1.71%
2022 8.18 +0.13 +1.66%
2021 8.04 +0.39 +5.16%
2020 7.65 −0.27 −3.43%
2019 7.92 +0.07 +0.86%
2018 7.85 −0.13 −1.63%
2017 7.98 −0.15 −1.85%
2016 8.13 −0.4 −4.64%
2015 8.53 −0.39 −4.34%
2014 8.92 +0.1 +1.18%
2013 8.81 −0.22 −2.47%
2012 9.03 +0.37 +4.24%
2011 8.67 +0.03 +0.35%
2010 8.64 −0.18 −2%
2009 8.81 −0.23 −2.6%
2008 9.05 −0.45 −4.75%
2007 9.5 −0.32 −3.3%
2006 9.82 −0.43 −4.19%
2005 10.25 −0.7 −6.36%
2004 10.95 −1.64 −13.05%
2003 12.59 +2.3 +22.32%
2002 10.29 +0.5 +5.05%
2001 9.8 −0.38 −3.75%
2000 10.18 −0.65 −5.96%
1999 10.83 −0.26 −2.36%
1998 11.09 +0.56 +5.28%
1997 10.53 +0.46 +4.58%
1996 10.07 −0.24 −2.36%
1995 10.31 −0.33 −3.06%
1994 10.64 +1.02 +10.57%
1993 9.62 −0.08 −0.78%
1992 9.7 +0.16 +1.63%
1991 9.54 +0.01 +0.11%
1990 9.53 −0 −0.05%
1989 9.54 −0.23 −2.37%
1988 9.77 −0.35 −3.43%
1987 10.11 −0.19 −1.88%
1986 10.31 +0.03 +0.26%
1985 10.28 +0.45 +4.62%
1984 9.83 −0.28 −2.77%
1983 10.11 +0.04 +0.37%
1982 10.07 −0.19 −1.83%
1981 10.26 −0.19 −1.82%
1980 10.45 +0.05 +0.47%
1979 10.4 +0.09 +0.84%
1978 10.31 −0.03 −0.32%
1977 10.35 −0.31 −2.93%
1976 10.66 +0.2 +1.9%
1975 10.46 +0.03 +0.33%
1974 10.42 +0.1 +0.95%
1973 10.33 −0.23 −2.19%
1972 10.56 −0.13 −1.23%
1971 10.69 −0.62 −5.46%
1970 11.31 +0.99 +9.6%
1969 10.32 −0.26 −2.42%
1968 10.57 −0.3 −2.8%
1967 10.88 −0.09 −0.82%
1966 10.97 −0.61 −5.29%
1965 11.58 −0.92 −7.36%
1964 12.5 −0.21 −1.69%
1963 12.72 −0.24 −1.84%
1962 12.95 −0.68 −5.02%
1961 13.64 −0.56 −3.91%
1960 14.19

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.