Climate Change in Central America 83 indicators covering climate change for Central America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 3,913 million t 2025 down 2.7% 26th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 90,047 1000 ha 2025 down 2.6% 23rd Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -50,472 kt 2025 up 44.0% 18th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 266.38 1000 ha 2025 up 8.7% 17th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 49,695 kt 2025 up 14.3% 17th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 90,314 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 23rd Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -777.33 kt 2025 up 98.3% 20th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 15,755 ha 2024 down 1.8% 29th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1179 kt 2024 down 1.8% 29th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 766.32 kt 2024 down 1.8% 29th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 5,549 ha 2024 up 0.2% 29th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0425 kt 2024 unchanged 29th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 189.68 kt 2024 up 0.0% 29th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 21,304 ha 2024 down 1.3% 29th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1604 kt 2024 down 1.4% 30th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 956 kt 2024 down 1.4% 29th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 46.93 million t 2024 up 491.1% 17th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 894,944 ha 2024 up 501.6% 18th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 107.95 kt 2024 up 491.1% 17th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 9.86 kt 2024 up 491.1% 17th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 20.19 million t 2024 up 1,280.9% 16th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 400,609 ha 2024 up 1,280.9% 16th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 46.44 kt 2024 up 1,280.9% 16th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.24 kt 2024 up 1,280.7% 16th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 11.64 million t 2024 up 91.6% 25th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.88 million ha 2024 up 103.7% 25th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26.78 kt 2024 up 91.6% 25th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.45 kt 2024 up 91.6% 25th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 1.51 million t 2024 up 37.8% 28th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 296,193 ha 2024 up 38.5% 28th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.46 kt 2024 up 37.8% 28th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3162 kt 2024 up 37.8% 28th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 5.33 million t 2024 up 80.6% 21st Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 802,517 ha 2024 up 83.9% 21st Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 12.26 kt 2024 up 80.6% 21st Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.12 kt 2024 up 80.6% 21st Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 4.40 million t 2024 up 205.6% 18th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 758,584 ha 2024 up 210.4% 18th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 10.11 kt 2024 up 205.6% 18th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.9233 kt 2024 up 205.6% 18th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 9.72 million t 2024 up 121.6% 21st Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.56 million ha 2024 up 129.4% 21st Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 26.74 million t 2024 up 312.8% 16th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 494,334 ha 2024 up 312.8% 16th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 61.51 kt 2024 up 312.8% 16th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.62 kt 2024 up 312.8% 16th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 144,837 t 2024 down 62.3% 18th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 5,425 ha 2024 down 62.3% 18th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3331 kt 2024 down 62.3% 18th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0304 kt 2024 down 62.3% 18th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 268,588 t 2024 up 26.4% 23rd Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 18,782 ha 2024 up 26.4% 23rd Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.6178 kt 2024 up 26.4% 23rd Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0564 kt 2024 up 26.5% 23rd Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 413,426 t 2024 down 30.7% 23rd Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 24,207 ha 2024 down 17.2% 23rd Page 1 of 2 Next →