Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual was 0.6738 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.6738 % change on previous year for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual in 2024.
That represents a change of down 64.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5.82 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -4.92 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +272.7% |
| 1973 | 5.82 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1976 | 5.53 % change on previous year | +109.2% |
| 1977 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1978 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5718 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1982 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +234.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7347 % change on previous year | -138.4% |
| 1984 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -424.4% |
| 1985 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 1986 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +91.4% |
| 1987 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1989 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6419 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 1991 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -495.9% |
| 1992 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1993 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 1994 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 1995 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1996 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +72.6% |
| 1997 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1999 | -0.2868 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2000 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -960.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6053 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 2002 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +126.6% |
| 2003 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +126.6% |
| 2004 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 2010 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -368.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2012 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9158 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1471 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2016 | -0.6457 % change on previous year | +338.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1819 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2018 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +752.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3818 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 2020 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -1387.6% |
| 2021 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 2022 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2023 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6738 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1387.6% | 0.3818 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +960.6% | -0.2868 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -752.2% | -0.1819 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 5.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.87 % change on previous year | -0.7347 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 % change on previous year | -0.6419 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | -1.67 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9008 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Aruba 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 35 East Timor 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Cape Verde 3.35 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Belize 3.35 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Kuwait 3.24 % change on previous year compare
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All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.6738 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.92 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.