Environment in Latin America & Caribbean 52 indicators covering environment for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 274.37 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 612.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.0% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 392.53 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.9% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 12.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,772 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.4% — Aquaculture production 4.46 million metric tons 2024 up 59.1% — Capture fisheries production 14.24 million metric tons 2024 up 18.0% — Total fisheries production 18.70 million metric tons 2024 up 25.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 161.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 242.13 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.1% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 179.12 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.4% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 161.47 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 278.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.8% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.9% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.1% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3,511 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.4% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.0% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.37 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.58 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.5% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 332.8 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.7% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 21.12 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.4% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.2% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.7% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.3 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 5.2% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 904.88 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.1% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 14.43 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.0% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 107.19 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.8% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.94 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.0% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.2% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,308 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.6% — F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 97.97 Mt CO2e 2024 up 106.2% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1336 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 12.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 83.5% 2024 down 11.2% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 67.9% 2024 up 42.3% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.8% 2024 up 5.9% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.6% 2024 up 26.8% — Coal rents 0.1% 2021 down 60.2% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 21.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.3% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.9325 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.9% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6919 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.6% — Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 3,783 Mt CO2e 2023 up 11.2% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 315.81 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2,850.8% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 65.1% 2023 up 16.9% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 89.2% 2023 up 2.9% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 95.0% 2023 down 0.1% — Forest rents 0.4% 2021 up 35.5% — Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 15.78 2022 up 6.3% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1,115 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.6% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1,399 Mt CO2e 2023 up 24.1% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 103.39 Mt CO2e 2023 up 20.0% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 2 Mt CO2e 2023 up 149.8% —