Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 3,783 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 3,783 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4,960 Mt CO2e in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,976 Mt CO2e, in 2009.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,318 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 3,287 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,541 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4,687 Mt CO2e | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 4,960 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4,022 Mt CO2e | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 3,761 Mt CO2e | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 3,528 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 3,666 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,976 Mt CO2e | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 3,040 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3,151 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3,126 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3,402 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3,241 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,315 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3,377 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,287 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,232 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 3,444 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3,437 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,742 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3,732 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,783 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,775 Mt CO2e | 2,976 Mt CO2e | 4,960 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,262 Mt CO2e | 3,040 Mt CO2e | 3,444 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,673 Mt CO2e | 3,437 Mt CO2e | 3,783 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 612.33 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)
- Capture fisheries production 14.24 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,772 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 392.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean was 3,783 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4,960 Mt CO2e in 2004.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,976 Mt CO2e in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual 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 sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).