Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean is 83.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 94.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1991.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +60.2% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +73.0% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +78.5% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +47.0% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 3.0% | 36.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 40.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 75.2% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 64.0% | 83.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Capture fisheries production 14.24 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 392.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,772 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 242.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 161.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 612.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.70 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean was 83.5% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.