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Greenhouse gas emissions — Central America

Greenhouse gas emissions in Central America in 2024 — 828.52 Mt CO₂e. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,219.9%.

2024 828.52 Mt CO₂e +0.41% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 955.4 Mt CO₂e1998
Period minimum 57.87 Mt CO₂e1856

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Central America, 1850–202402505007501,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 62.77 Mt CO₂e1853: 61.37 Mt CO₂e1856: 57.87 Mt CO₂e1859: 58.97 Mt CO₂e1862: 59.59 Mt CO₂e1865: 58.09 Mt CO₂e1868: 59.88 Mt CO₂e1871: 60 Mt CO₂e1874: 66.52 Mt CO₂e1877: 66.22 Mt CO₂e1880: 80.5 Mt CO₂e1883: 94.87 Mt CO₂e1886: 101.32 Mt CO₂e1889: 106.44 Mt CO₂e1892: 131.1 Mt CO₂e1895: 140.77 Mt CO₂e1898: 143.23 Mt CO₂e1901: 141.83 Mt CO₂e1904: 146.59 Mt CO₂e1907: 144.45 Mt CO₂e1910: 143.26 Mt CO₂e1913: 139.44 Mt CO₂e1916: 140.02 Mt CO₂e1919: 161.26 Mt CO₂e1922: 243.63 Mt CO₂e1925: 227.2 Mt CO₂e1928: 200.07 Mt CO₂e1931: 223.77 Mt CO₂e1934: 244.94 Mt CO₂e1937: 260.91 Mt CO₂e1940: 321.11 Mt CO₂e1943: 393.54 Mt CO₂e1946: 423.62 Mt CO₂e1949: 441.9 Mt CO₂e1952: 454.31 Mt CO₂e1955: 489.81 Mt CO₂e1958: 533.13 Mt CO₂e1961: 403.13 Mt CO₂e1964: 376.49 Mt CO₂e1967: 377.96 Mt CO₂e1970: 388.52 Mt CO₂e1973: 431.87 Mt CO₂e1976: 550.1 Mt CO₂e1979: 597.32 Mt CO₂e1982: 715.81 Mt CO₂e1985: 679.75 Mt CO₂e1988: 830.35 Mt CO₂e1991: 792.71 Mt CO₂e1994: 881.8 Mt CO₂e1997: 909.24 Mt CO₂e2000: 918.55 Mt CO₂e2003: 914.91 Mt CO₂e2006: 917.13 Mt CO₂e2009: 879.9 Mt CO₂e2012: 885.53 Mt CO₂e2015: 894.24 Mt CO₂e2018: 826.38 Mt CO₂e2021: 807.18 Mt CO₂e2024: 828.52 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +765.75 (+1,219.93%) Average annual rate: 1.49 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 828.52 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 828.52 +3.41 +0.41%
2023 825.11 +11.91 +1.46%
2022 813.2 +6.02 +0.75%
2021 807.18 −4.29 −0.53%
2020 811.47 −80.89 −9.06%
2019 892.36 +65.98 +7.98%
2018 826.38 −16.67 −1.98%
2017 843.05 −14.33 −1.67%
2016 857.37 −36.86 −4.12%
2015 894.24 −1.21 −0.14%
2014 895.45 +7.18 +0.81%
2013 888.26 +2.73 +0.31%
2012 885.53 +7.42 +0.84%
2011 878.11 +17.9 +2.08%
2010 860.21 −19.69 −2.24%
2009 879.9 −2.11 −0.24%
2008 882.01 −15.19 −1.69%
2007 897.2 −19.92 −2.17%
2006 917.13 +41.65 +4.76%
2005 875.47 +11.12 +1.29%
2004 864.36 −50.55 −5.53%
2003 914.91 −2.48 −0.27%
2002 917.4 +1.33 +0.14%
2001 916.07 −2.48 −0.27%
2000 918.55 −17.89 −1.91%
1999 936.44 −18.96 −1.98%
1998 955.4 +46.16 +5.08%
1997 909.24 +65.54 +7.77%
1996 843.7 +8 +0.96%
1995 835.7 −46.1 −5.23%
1994 881.8 +69.83 +8.6%
1993 811.97 −15.54 −1.88%
1992 827.51 +34.8 +4.39%
1991 792.71 −46.05 −5.49%
1990 838.75 −9.22 −1.09%
1989 847.97 +17.63 +2.12%
1988 830.35 +2.64 +0.32%
1987 827.71 +77.97 +10.4%
1986 749.74 +69.99 +10.3%
1985 679.75 −26.85 −3.8%
1984 706.6 −73.72 −9.45%
1983 780.32 +64.52 +9.01%
1982 715.81 +38.03 +5.61%
1981 677.77 +34.8 +5.41%
1980 642.98 +45.66 +7.64%
1979 597.32 +36.11 +6.43%
1978 561.21 +13.57 +2.48%
1977 547.64 −2.46 −0.45%
1976 550.1 +56.05 +11.35%
1975 494.05 +27.64 +5.93%
1974 466.41 +34.53 +8%
1973 431.87 −29.71 −6.44%
1972 461.58 +60.42 +15.06%
1971 401.16 +12.64 +3.25%
1970 388.52 +29.7 +8.28%
1969 358.82 −15.18 −4.06%
1968 374 −3.96 −1.05%
1967 377.96 +23.2 +6.54%
1966 354.76 −25.59 −6.73%
1965 380.35 +3.86 +1.03%
1964 376.49 +2.23 +0.6%
1963 374.26 +1.96 +0.53%
1962 372.29 −30.84 −7.65%
1961 403.13 −71.93 −15.14%
1960 475.06 −99.01 −17.25%
1959 574.07 +40.93 +7.68%
1958 533.13 +19.7 +3.84%
1957 513.44 +9.42 +1.87%
1956 504.02 +14.21 +2.9%
1955 489.81 +12.72 +2.67%
1954 477.09 +11.06 +2.37%
1953 466.03 +11.72 +2.58%
1952 454.31 +7.26 +1.62%
1951 447.06 +1.39 +0.31%
1950 445.67 +3.78 +0.85%
1949 441.9 +7.33 +1.69%
1948 434.56 +9.1 +2.14%
1947 425.46 +1.84 +0.43%
1946 423.62 +16.51 +4.06%
1945 407.11 +10.38 +2.62%
1944 396.73 +3.19 +0.81%
1943 393.54 +20.61 +5.53%
1942 372.93 +10.59 +2.92%
1941 362.34 +41.24 +12.84%
1940 321.11 +56.43 +21.32%
1939 264.68 −5.34 −1.98%
1938 270.02 +9.11 +3.49%
1937 260.91 +7.78 +3.08%
1936 253.12 −0.74 −0.29%
1935 253.86 +8.93 +3.65%
1934 244.94 +8.87 +3.76%
1933 236.07 +5.73 +2.49%
1932 230.33 +6.56 +2.93%
1931 223.77 +8.76 +4.07%
1930 215.02 +19.46 +9.95%
1929 195.55 −4.52 −2.26%
1928 200.07 −6.85 −3.31%
1927 206.92 −9.94 −4.58%
1926 216.86 −10.34 −4.55%
1925 227.2 −9.61 −4.06%
1924 236.81 +3.61 +1.55%
1923 233.2 −10.44 −4.28%
1922 243.63 −4.27 −1.72%
1921 247.9 +29.96 +13.75%
1920 217.94 +56.68 +35.15%
1919 161.26 +9.64 +6.36%
1918 151.62 +5.39 +3.69%
1917 146.23 +6.21 +4.43%
1916 140.02 +0.3 +0.22%
1915 139.72 −0.77 −0.54%
1914 140.49 +1.04 +0.75%
1913 139.44 +1.26 +0.91%
1912 138.19 −6.3 −4.36%
1911 144.48 +1.22 +0.85%
1910 143.26 −11.87 −7.65%
1909 155.13 +2.1 +1.38%
1908 153.03 +8.58 +5.94%
1907 144.45 −7.55 −4.97%
1906 152 +3.28 +2.2%
1905 148.72 +2.14 +1.46%
1904 146.59 +0.35 +0.24%
1903 146.24 +3.33 +2.33%
1902 142.91 +1.09 +0.77%
1901 141.83 +1.52 +1.08%
1900 140.31 −8.43 −5.67%
1899 148.74 +5.52 +3.85%
1898 143.23 +0.15 +0.1%
1897 143.08 +0.9 +0.63%
1896 142.18 +1.41 +1%
1895 140.77 +4.47 +3.28%
1894 136.3 +2.3 +1.72%
1893 134 +2.89 +2.21%
1892 131.1 +5.58 +4.44%
1891 125.53 +7.42 +6.29%
1890 118.11 +11.66 +10.96%
1889 106.44 +2.67 +2.57%
1888 103.77 +0.56 +0.54%
1887 103.22 +1.89 +1.87%
1886 101.32 +1.61 +1.61%
1885 99.72 +2.52 +2.59%
1884 97.2 +2.32 +2.45%
1883 94.87 +4.86 +5.4%
1882 90.01 +3.13 +3.6%
1881 86.88 +6.38 +7.93%
1880 80.5 +11.93 +17.4%
1879 68.57 +2.88 +4.38%
1878 65.69 −0.52 −0.79%
1877 66.22 +0.12 +0.18%
1876 66.1 +1.12 +1.72%
1875 64.98 −1.54 −2.31%
1874 66.52 +3.47 +5.5%
1873 63.05 +0.61 +0.97%
1872 62.45 +2.45 +4.08%
1871 60 +0.42 +0.7%
1870 59.58 −2.08 −3.37%
1869 61.66 +1.79 +2.98%
1868 59.88 −1.81 −2.94%
1867 61.69 +3.28 +5.61%
1866 58.41 +0.32 +0.54%
1865 58.09 −0.78 −1.32%
1864 58.87 −0.96 −1.6%
1863 59.83 +0.23 +0.39%
1862 59.59 +1.57 +2.7%
1861 58.03 −0.43 −0.74%
1860 58.46 −0.51 −0.86%
1859 58.97 −0.49 −0.83%
1858 59.47 +0.93 +1.59%
1857 58.53 +0.67 +1.15%
1856 57.87 −0.37 −0.63%
1855 58.24 −1.07 −1.8%
1854 59.3 −2.07 −3.37%
1853 61.37 −0.37 −0.6%
1852 61.74 −1.35 −2.14%
1851 63.09 +0.32 +0.51%
1850 62.77 — —

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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How much greenhouse gas falls on each resident — all gases, not CO2 alone.

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