Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 70.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1991.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +75.7% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +64.9% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +62.6% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +25.2% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +75.7% | 2.5% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 2.5% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 26.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 54.8% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 55.7% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 14.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 315.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 70.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.