CO2 emissions from land use — all countries

CO2 emissions from land use — Latin America & Caribbean

CO2 emissions from land use in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 1,930.23 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 682.1%.

2024 1,930.23 Mt −0.12% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4,238.93 Mt2003
Period minimum 187.14 Mt1868

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — Latin America & Caribbean, 1850–202402,0004,0006,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 246.8 Mt1853: 275.17 Mt1856: 283.21 Mt1859: 289.94 Mt1862: 217.67 Mt1865: 193.09 Mt1868: 187.14 Mt1871: 223.27 Mt1874: 246.51 Mt1877: 257.23 Mt1880: 330.09 Mt1883: 400.99 Mt1886: 434.06 Mt1889: 458.92 Mt1892: 489.89 Mt1895: 514.55 Mt1898: 513.38 Mt1901: 617.24 Mt1904: 679.48 Mt1907: 698.2 Mt1910: 800.85 Mt1913: 869.37 Mt1916: 915.21 Mt1919: 924.89 Mt1922: 1,142.36 Mt1925: 1,205.23 Mt1928: 1,256.03 Mt1931: 1,035.04 Mt1934: 978.53 Mt1937: 937.5 Mt1940: 1,192.05 Mt1943: 1,421.67 Mt1946: 1,464.09 Mt1949: 1,488.41 Mt1952: 2,002.33 Mt1955: 2,094.21 Mt1958: 2,283.06 Mt1961: 2,159.17 Mt1964: 2,075.52 Mt1967: 1,847.06 Mt1970: 2,052.48 Mt1973: 1,857.54 Mt1976: 2,007.94 Mt1979: 1,971.01 Mt1982: 2,039.28 Mt1985: 2,349.64 Mt1988: 2,253 Mt1991: 2,199.43 Mt1994: 2,813.1 Mt1997: 2,807.42 Mt2000: 2,695.58 Mt2003: 4,238.93 Mt2006: 2,608.79 Mt2009: 2,023.07 Mt2012: 2,006.93 Mt2015: 1,864.04 Mt2018: 1,654.48 Mt2021: 1,912.3 Mt2024: 1,930.23 Mt
Change over the period: +1,683.43 (+682.11%) Average annual rate: 1.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Latin America & Caribbean 1,930.23 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 1,930.23 −2.27 −0.12%
2023 1,932.5 −73.22 −3.65%
2022 2,005.72 +93.42 +4.89%
2021 1,912.3 +127.61 +7.15%
2020 1,784.7 +6.19 +0.35%
2019 1,778.51 +124.03 +7.5%
2018 1,654.48 +24.77 +1.52%
2017 1,629.71 −40.61 −2.43%
2016 1,670.32 −193.72 −10.39%
2015 1,864.04 −177.58 −8.7%
2014 2,041.62 +165.54 +8.82%
2013 1,876.08 −130.85 −6.52%
2012 2,006.93 +238.19 +13.47%
2011 1,768.74 +9.65 +0.55%
2010 1,759.08 −263.98 −13.05%
2009 2,023.07 +31.32 +1.57%
2008 1,991.75 −323.25 −13.96%
2007 2,315 −293.79 −11.26%
2006 2,608.79 −219.26 −7.75%
2005 2,828.04 −414.8 −12.79%
2004 3,242.85 −996.08 −23.5%
2003 4,238.93 +1,465.37 +52.83%
2002 2,773.55 +294.62 +11.89%
2001 2,478.93 −216.65 −8.04%
2000 2,695.58 −374.19 −12.19%
1999 3,069.77 −111.99 −3.52%
1998 3,181.76 +374.34 +13.33%
1997 2,807.42 +247.58 +9.67%
1996 2,559.84 −74.65 −2.83%
1995 2,634.49 −178.61 −6.35%
1994 2,813.1 +600.28 +27.13%
1993 2,212.81 −83.88 −3.65%
1992 2,296.69 +97.27 +4.42%
1991 2,199.43 −17.06 −0.77%
1990 2,216.48 +47.04 +2.17%
1989 2,169.44 −83.56 −3.71%
1988 2,253 −80.8 −3.46%
1987 2,333.8 −115.24 −4.71%
1986 2,449.04 +99.39 +4.23%
1985 2,349.64 +264.99 +12.71%
1984 2,084.65 −48.37 −2.27%
1983 2,133.02 +93.74 +4.6%
1982 2,039.28 −10.18 −0.5%
1981 2,049.46 +20.09 +0.99%
1980 2,029.37 +58.37 +2.96%
1979 1,971.01 +62.04 +3.25%
1978 1,908.97 −5.19 −0.27%
1977 1,914.17 −93.77 −4.67%
1976 2,007.94 +64.29 +3.31%
1975 1,943.65 +48.5 +2.56%
1974 1,895.15 +37.62 +2.02%
1973 1,857.54 −86.32 −4.44%
1972 1,943.86 −9.83 −0.5%
1971 1,953.69 −98.79 −4.81%
1970 2,052.48 +298.72 +17.03%
1969 1,753.76 −29.4 −1.65%
1968 1,783.16 −63.9 −3.46%
1967 1,847.06 +50.13 +2.79%
1966 1,796.93 −91.95 −4.87%
1965 1,888.88 −186.64 −8.99%
1964 2,075.52 −49.51 −2.33%
1963 2,125.03 +55.31 +2.67%
1962 2,069.72 −89.45 −4.14%
1961 2,159.17 −45.1 −2.05%
1960 2,204.27 −271.18 −10.95%
1959 2,475.45 +192.39 +8.43%
1958 2,283.06 +85.81 +3.91%
1957 2,197.25 +60.39 +2.83%
1956 2,136.86 +42.65 +2.04%
1955 2,094.21 +30.7 +1.49%
1954 2,063.51 +54.6 +2.72%
1953 2,008.91 +6.57 +0.33%
1952 2,002.33 +153.61 +8.31%
1951 1,848.72 +116.48 +6.72%
1950 1,732.24 +243.83 +16.38%
1949 1,488.41 +16.93 +1.15%
1948 1,471.48 +10.94 +0.75%
1947 1,460.55 −3.54 −0.24%
1946 1,464.09 +12.13 +0.84%
1945 1,451.96 +20.29 +1.42%
1944 1,431.67 +10 +0.7%
1943 1,421.67 +39.89 +2.89%
1942 1,381.78 +65.05 +4.94%
1941 1,316.73 +124.67 +10.46%
1940 1,192.05 +286.5 +31.64%
1939 905.56 −18.03 −1.95%
1938 923.59 −13.91 −1.48%
1937 937.5 −1.29 −0.14%
1936 938.79 −13.03 −1.37%
1935 951.82 −26.72 −2.73%
1934 978.53 +2.69 +0.28%
1933 975.84 −37.07 −3.66%
1932 1,012.91 −22.13 −2.14%
1931 1,035.04 −67.1 −6.09%
1930 1,102.15 −136.99 −11.06%
1929 1,239.14 −16.89 −1.34%
1928 1,256.03 +25.46 +2.07%
1927 1,230.57 −0.15 −0.01%
1926 1,230.73 +25.5 +2.12%
1925 1,205.23 +9.76 +0.82%
1924 1,195.47 +27.62 +2.37%
1923 1,167.85 +25.49 +2.23%
1922 1,142.36 +22.64 +2.02%
1921 1,119.71 +68.21 +6.49%
1920 1,051.5 +126.61 +13.69%
1919 924.89 +0.62 +0.07%
1918 924.27 +7.18 +0.78%
1917 917.09 +1.88 +0.21%
1916 915.21 +8.61 +0.95%
1915 906.59 +9.52 +1.06%
1914 897.08 +27.71 +3.19%
1913 869.37 +20.41 +2.4%
1912 848.96 +15.25 +1.83%
1911 833.72 +32.87 +4.1%
1910 800.85 +80.64 +11.2%
1909 720.21 +3.22 +0.45%
1908 716.98 +18.79 +2.69%
1907 698.2 −3.86 −0.55%
1906 702.05 +13.85 +2.01%
1905 688.2 +8.72 +1.28%
1904 679.48 +7.87 +1.17%
1903 671.61 +25.99 +4.03%
1902 645.62 +28.38 +4.6%
1901 617.24 +31.69 +5.41%
1900 585.55 +65.46 +12.59%
1899 520.09 +6.71 +1.31%
1898 513.38 +4.16 +0.82%
1897 509.22 +0.95 +0.19%
1896 508.27 −6.28 −1.22%
1895 514.55 +14 +2.8%
1894 500.55 +7.28 +1.48%
1893 493.27 +3.38 +0.69%
1892 489.89 +2.72 +0.56%
1891 487.17 +3.07 +0.63%
1890 484.1 +25.18 +5.49%
1889 458.92 +15 +3.38%
1888 443.92 +0.34 +0.08%
1887 443.58 +9.52 +2.19%
1886 434.06 +6.37 +1.49%
1885 427.69 +10.41 +2.49%
1884 417.29 +16.3 +4.06%
1883 400.99 +18.51 +4.84%
1882 382.48 +25.22 +7.06%
1881 357.27 +27.18 +8.23%
1880 330.09 +79.96 +31.97%
1879 250.13 −5.97 −2.33%
1878 256.1 −1.13 −0.44%
1877 257.23 +10.15 +4.11%
1876 247.08 +3.18 +1.3%
1875 243.91 −2.61 −1.06%
1874 246.51 +11.94 +5.09%
1873 234.57 −2.42 −1.02%
1872 236.99 +13.72 +6.15%
1871 223.27 +19.16 +9.39%
1870 204.1 +14.6 +7.7%
1869 189.51 +2.37 +1.26%
1868 187.14 −7.94 −4.07%
1867 195.08 +3.8 +1.99%
1866 191.28 −1.81 −0.94%
1865 193.09 −5.96 −2.99%
1864 199.04 −2.78 −1.38%
1863 201.83 −15.85 −7.28%
1862 217.67 −3.17 −1.43%
1861 220.84 −28.08 −11.28%
1860 248.92 −41.02 −14.15%
1859 289.94 +2.33 +0.81%
1858 287.61 +0.94 +0.33%
1857 286.67 +3.46 +1.22%
1856 283.21 +4.83 +1.74%
1855 278.38 +0.9 +0.32%
1854 277.48 +2.32 +0.84%
1853 275.17 +7.12 +2.66%
1852 268.05 +5.22 +1.99%
1851 262.83 +16.03 +6.5%
1850 246.8

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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