Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 51.3% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 52.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +133.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +48.5% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 1.9% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 15.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 36.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 43.9% | 52.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 558.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 219.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 145.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,614 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.59 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 349.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 51.3% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 Methane (CH4) 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 methane (CH4), 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.