Environment in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

52 indicators covering environment for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3,454 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.5% 23rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.34 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 5.4% 24th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 897.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.4% 14th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 14.39 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.1% 33rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 106.75 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.7% 38th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.91 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.6% 19th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,295 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.9% 18th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.6% 23rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.66 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.2% 22nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 268.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.2% 18th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 158.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.5% 28th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 178.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.4% 24th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 236.26 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.7% 28th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 160.89 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.0% 27th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,732 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.5% 28th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 12.8% 28th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 368.04 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.6% 29th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.5% 36th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 607.98 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.0% 23rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 276.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.3% 19th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.3% 32nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.1% 23rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.19 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.2% 19th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 20.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.2% 35th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 329.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.2% 19th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.6% 30th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% 22nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.6% 27th
Aquaculture production 4.44 million metric tons 2024 up 60.4% 22nd
Capture fisheries production 14.21 million metric tons 2024 up 18.5% 19th
Total fisheries production 18.65 million metric tons 2024 up 26.4% 21st
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 97.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 106.0% 21st
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.134 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 13.0% 36th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 52.1% 2024 up 27.2% 23rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 91.2% 2024 down 10.8% 25th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 71.6% 2024 up 42.6% 22nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.1% 2024 up 6.1% 31st
Coal rents 0.1% 2021 down 59.6% 37th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 21.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.5% 20th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.931 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.9% 19th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6919 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.6% 20th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 3,770 Mt CO2e 2023 up 11.6% 22nd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 64.6% 2023 up 17.2% 20th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 95.0% 2023 down 0.1% 19th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 89.1% 2023 up 2.9% 14th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 340.6 Mt CO2e 2023 up 937.4% 2nd
Forest rents 0.4% 2021 up 35.1% 16th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 15.62 2022 up 6.8% 22nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1,086 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.9% 23rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1,395 Mt CO2e 2023 up 24.2% 9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 103.39 Mt CO2e 2023 up 20.0% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 2 Mt CO2e 2023 up 149.8% 25th