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Environment in Latin America & Caribbean: how the countries rank

Emissions, renewable energy, forests, farmland and water use. 15 indicators for the 42 economies of Latin America & Caribbean, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

CO₂ per person2.68 tgroup, 2024 · world 4.69 tGHG per person5.30 tgroup, 2024 · world 6.36 tGHG emissions3,510.6 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 53,206.4 MtCO₂ emissions1,771.5 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 39,632.7 MtMethane1,308.3 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 9,536.5 MtRenewable energy34.2%group, 2020 · world 19.7%Renewable power56.7%group, 2021 · world 27.8%PM2.5 exposure17.4 µg/m³group, 2023 · world 32.9 µg/m³
CO₂ per person
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0.02.55.07.510199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean2.68 tWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
GHG per person
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean5.30 tWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
countries

All 42 economies, environment

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its environment profile.

42 shown
CountryCO₂ per personGHG per personGHG emissionsCO₂ emissionsMethaneRenewable energyRenewable powerPM2.5 exposure
Trinidad and Tobago19.58 t#1 · 202424.55 t#1 · 202433.6 Mt#15 · 202426.8 Mt#11 · 20244.7 Mt#20 · 20240.5%#39 · 20210.1%#40 · 202113.8 µg/m³#21 · 2023
Aruba5.15 t#2 · 20245.45 t#12 · 20240.6 Mt#29 · 20240.6 Mt#28 · 20240.0 Mt#36 · 20248.8%#28 · 202214.8%#24 · 2021—
Cayman Islands5.00 t#3 · 20245.45 t#11 · 20240.4 Mt#32 · 20240.4 Mt#30 · 20240.0 Mt#35 · 20240.0%#40 · 20222.9%#32 · 2021—
Turks and Caicos Islands4.92 t#4 · 20245.11 t#15 · 20240.2 Mt#34 · 20240.2 Mt#33 · 20240.0 Mt#39 · 20240.8%#38 · 20221.5%#37 · 2021—
Puerto Rico4.82 t#5 · 20245.50 t#10 · 202417.6 Mt#19 · 202415.4 Mt#14 · 20241.5 Mt#23 · 20242.5%#33 · 20224.6%#30 · 20217.8 µg/m³#33 · 2023
Guyana4.56 t#6 · 202410.51 t#3 · 20248.7 Mt#24 · 20243.8 Mt#23 · 20244.5 Mt#21 · 202412.1%#22 · 20227.1%#27 · 202116.9 µg/m³#13 · 2023
Suriname4.06 t#7 · 20245.78 t#9 · 20243.7 Mt#25 · 20242.6 Mt#25 · 20240.9 Mt#24 · 202414.5%#19 · 202141.9%#15 · 202115.7 µg/m³#17 · 2023
Argentina4.01 t#8 · 20248.19 t#4 · 2024374.3 Mt#3 · 2024183.3 Mt#3 · 2024136.7 Mt#3 · 20249.2%#26 · 202125.5%#17 · 202114.3 µg/m³#20 · 2023
Chile3.94 t#9 · 20245.98 t#7 · 2024118.1 Mt#6 · 202477.8 Mt#6 · 202423.3 Mt#10 · 202424.2%#14 · 202148.1%#14 · 202123.1 µg/m³#6 · 2023
Antigua and Barbuda3.80 t#10 · 20244.55 t#17 · 20240.4 Mt#31 · 20240.4 Mt#31 · 20240.1 Mt#30 · 20240.9%#37 · 20225.7%#28 · 20218.4 µg/m³#32 · 2023
Mexico3.64 t#11 · 20245.25 t#13 · 2024686.8 Mt#2 · 2024476.0 Mt#2 · 2024150.7 Mt#2 · 202413.0%#20 · 202123.4%#18 · 202116.6 µg/m³#15 · 2023
Bahamas3.64 t#12 · 20244.60 t#16 · 20241.8 Mt#26 · 20241.5 Mt#26 · 20240.3 Mt#27 · 20241.1%#36 · 20220.5%#39 · 20215.3 µg/m³#35 · 2023
Venezuela3.39 t#13 · 20245.89 t#8 · 2024167.3 Mt#5 · 202496.4 Mt#4 · 202453.0 Mt#5 · 202433.7%#9 · 202181.7%#5 · 202119.2 µg/m³#9 · 2023
Dominican Republic2.99 t#14 · 20244.51 t#18 · 202451.6 Mt#10 · 202434.2 Mt#9 · 202412.2 Mt#13 · 202414.8%#18 · 202117.1%#22 · 202113.5 µg/m³#22 · 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis2.88 t#15 · 20243.96 t#22 · 20240.2 Mt#35 · 20240.1 Mt#35 · 20240.0 Mt#34 · 20241.5%#34 · 20224.5%#31 · 20218.9 µg/m³#31 · 2023
Jamaica2.84 t#16 · 20243.32 t#24 · 20249.4 Mt#23 · 20248.1 Mt#20 · 20240.8 Mt#25 · 202410.5%#23 · 202112.8%#25 · 202121.7 µg/m³#7 · 2023
Panama2.74 t#17 · 20244.26 t#19 · 202419.2 Mt#17 · 202412.4 Mt#15 · 20244.8 Mt#19 · 202428.0%#13 · 202169.0%#10 · 202115.1 µg/m³#19 · 2023
Ecuador2.64 t#18 · 20244.10 t#21 · 202474.4 Mt#8 · 202448.0 Mt#8 · 202421.7 Mt#11 · 202418.9%#17 · 202180.9%#6 · 202118.6 µg/m³#10 · 2023
Uruguay2.57 t#19 · 202413.18 t#2 · 202444.6 Mt#11 · 20248.7 Mt#18 · 202428.5 Mt#6 · 202457.8%#4 · 202184.4%#4 · 202110.9 µg/m³#27 · 2023
Barbados2.52 t#20 · 20243.23 t#26 · 20240.9 Mt#28 · 20240.7 Mt#27 · 20240.2 Mt#28 · 20245.5%#30 · 20227.3%#26 · 202110.9 µg/m³#26 · 2023
British Virgin Islands2.33 t#21 · 20242.74 t#29 · 20240.1 Mt#38 · 20240.1 Mt#37 · 20240.0 Mt#38 · 20241.3%#35 · 20222.3%#35 · 2021—
Brazil2.32 t#22 · 20246.13 t#5 · 20241,299.2 Mt#1 · 2024491.5 Mt#1 · 2024621.2 Mt#1 · 202446.5%#6 · 202177.4%#7 · 202113.4 µg/m³#23 · 2023
Bolivia2.29 t#23 · 20245.14 t#14 · 202463.8 Mt#9 · 202428.4 Mt#10 · 202426.5 Mt#7 · 202412.8%#21 · 202138.2%#16 · 202128.1 µg/m³#5 · 2023
Peru2.02 t#24 · 20243.03 t#27 · 2024103.8 Mt#7 · 202469.3 Mt#7 · 202425.8 Mt#9 · 202430.6%#11 · 202161.8%#12 · 202131.1 µg/m³#1 · 2023
Cuba1.91 t#25 · 20243.28 t#25 · 202436.0 Mt#14 · 202421.0 Mt#12 · 202411.8 Mt#14 · 202420.9%#16 · 20214.8%#29 · 20219.4 µg/m³#30 · 2023
Colombia1.80 t#26 · 20244.11 t#20 · 2024217.6 Mt#4 · 202495.1 Mt#5 · 202494.7 Mt#4 · 202429.7%#12 · 202176.2%#8 · 202118.4 µg/m³#11 · 2023
Saint Lucia1.71 t#27 · 20242.61 t#30 · 20240.5 Mt#30 · 20240.3 Mt#32 · 20240.1 Mt#29 · 20249.7%#25 · 20222.5%#33 · 202110.4 µg/m³#29 · 2023
Costa Rica1.63 t#28 · 20243.33 t#23 · 202417.1 Mt#20 · 20248.4 Mt#19 · 20246.4 Mt#18 · 202434.2%#8 · 202199.4%#1 · 202117.7 µg/m³#12 · 2023
El Salvador1.51 t#29 · 20242.33 t#33 · 202414.8 Mt#21 · 20249.5 Mt#17 · 20243.8 Mt#22 · 202421.9%#15 · 202195.6%#2 · 202129.6 µg/m³#4 · 2023
Grenada1.50 t#30 · 20242.06 t#36 · 20240.2 Mt#33 · 20240.2 Mt#34 · 20240.1 Mt#32 · 202410.0%#24 · 20222.0%#36 · 202111.0 µg/m³#25 · 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.31 t#31 · 20241.84 t#37 · 20240.2 Mt#36 · 20240.1 Mt#36 · 20240.0 Mt#33 · 20245.1%#31 · 202215.0%#23 · 202110.6 µg/m³#28 · 2023
Dominica1.27 t#32 · 20242.30 t#34 · 20240.2 Mt#37 · 20240.1 Mt#38 · 20240.1 Mt#31 · 20248.9%#27 · 202220.3%#20 · 202111.5 µg/m³#24 · 2023
Paraguay1.16 t#33 · 20245.98 t#6 · 202441.4 Mt#13 · 20248.0 Mt#21 · 202426.4 Mt#8 · 202458.8%#3 · 2021—15.3 µg/m³#18 · 2023
Honduras1.14 t#34 · 20242.25 t#35 · 202424.4 Mt#16 · 202412.3 Mt#16 · 20249.4 Mt#16 · 202445.9%#7 · 202164.9%#11 · 202130.7 µg/m³#2 · 2023
Guatemala1.11 t#35 · 20242.36 t#32 · 202443.5 Mt#12 · 202420.4 Mt#13 · 202418.2 Mt#12 · 202462.1%#2 · 202160.6%#13 · 202129.7 µg/m³#3 · 2023
Belize0.93 t#36 · 20242.48 t#31 · 20241.0 Mt#27 · 20240.4 Mt#29 · 20240.5 Mt#26 · 202430.8%#10 · 202292.9%#3 · 202116.8 µg/m³#14 · 2023
Nicaragua0.83 t#37 · 20242.77 t#28 · 202419.2 Mt#18 · 20245.7 Mt#22 · 202410.5 Mt#15 · 202450.4%#5 · 202169.5%#9 · 202120.4 µg/m³#8 · 2023
Haiti0.30 t#38 · 20241.17 t#38 · 202413.8 Mt#22 · 20243.5 Mt#24 · 20248.8 Mt#17 · 202476.7%#1 · 202120.5%#19 · 202115.8 µg/m³#16 · 2023
US Virgin Islands0.00 t#39 · 20240.23 t#39 · 20240.0 Mt#39 · 20240.0 Mt#39 · 20240.0 Mt#37 · 20245.9%#29 · 20222.5%#34 · 20216.8 µg/m³#34 · 2023
Curaçao—————2.8%#32 · 202118.3%#21 · 2021—
Saint Martin (French part)——————0.8%#38 · 2021—
Sint Maarten—————0.0%#41 · 20220.0%#41 · 2021—
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

CO₂ per person39 countries
  1. 1Trinidad and Tobago19.58 t2024
  2. 2Aruba5.15 t2024
  3. 3Cayman Islands5.00 t2024
Lowest
  1. 39US Virgin Islands0.00 t2024
  2. 38Haiti0.30 t2024
  3. 37Nicaragua0.83 t2024
Median country 2.52 t · group 2.68 t
GHG per person39 countries
  1. 1Trinidad and Tobago24.55 t2024
  2. 2Uruguay13.18 t2024
  3. 3Guyana10.51 t2024
Lowest
  1. 39US Virgin Islands0.23 t2024
  2. 38Haiti1.17 t2024
  3. 37Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.84 t2024
Median country 4.11 t · group 5.30 t
GHG emissions39 countries
  1. 1Brazil1,299.2 Mt2024
  2. 2Mexico686.8 Mt2024
  3. 3Argentina374.3 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 39US Virgin Islands0.0 Mt2024
  2. 38British Virgin Islands0.1 Mt2024
  3. 37Dominica0.2 Mt2024
Median country 17.1 Mt · group 3,510.6 Mt
CO₂ emissions39 countries
  1. 1Brazil491.5 Mt2024
  2. 2Mexico476.0 Mt2024
  3. 3Argentina183.3 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 39US Virgin Islands0.0 Mt2024
  2. 38Dominica0.1 Mt2024
  3. 37British Virgin Islands0.1 Mt2024
Median country 8.1 Mt · group 1,771.5 Mt
Methane39 countries
  1. 1Brazil621.2 Mt2024
  2. 2Mexico150.7 Mt2024
  3. 3Argentina136.7 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 39Turks and Caicos Islands0.0 Mt2024
  2. 38British Virgin Islands0.0 Mt2024
  3. 37US Virgin Islands0.0 Mt2024
Median country 4.7 Mt · group 1,308.3 Mt
Renewable energy41 countries
  1. 1Haiti76.7%2021
  2. 2Guatemala62.1%2021
  3. 3Paraguay58.8%2021
Lowest
  1. 41Sint Maarten0.0%2022
  2. 40Cayman Islands0.0%2022
  3. 39Trinidad and Tobago0.5%2021
Median country 12.8% · group 34.2%
Renewable power41 countries
  1. 1Costa Rica99.4%2021
  2. 2El Salvador95.6%2021
  3. 3Belize92.9%2021
Lowest
  1. 41Sint Maarten0.0%2021
  2. 40Trinidad and Tobago0.1%2021
  3. 39Bahamas0.5%2021
Median country 18.3% · group 56.7%
PM2.5 exposure35 countries
  1. 1Peru31.1 µg/m³2023
  2. 2Honduras30.7 µg/m³2023
  3. 3Guatemala29.7 µg/m³2023
Lowest
  1. 35Bahamas5.3 µg/m³2023
  2. 34US Virgin Islands6.8 µg/m³2023
  3. 33Puerto Rico7.8 µg/m³2023
Median country 15.3 µg/m³ · group 17.4 µg/m³
Forest cover42 countries
  1. 1Suriname91.5%2024
  2. 2Guyana87.1%2024
  3. 3Dominica76.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 42Curaçao0.2%2024
  2. 41Aruba2.7%2024
  3. 40Sint Maarten8.8%2024
Median country 49.7% · group 46.1%
Farmland39 countries
  1. 1Uruguay87.4%2024
  2. 2Haiti65.1%2024
  3. 3Cuba61.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 39Suriname0.5%2024
  2. 38Turks and Caicos Islands1.1%2024
  3. 37Bahamas1.3%2024
Median country 23.3% · group 32.9%
Arable land39 countries
  1. 1Haiti36.5%2024
  2. 2El Salvador34.8%2024
  3. 3Cuba28.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 39Suriname0.3%2024
  2. 38Guyana0.4%2024
  3. 37Bahamas0.8%2024
Median country 6.7% · group 7.5%
Protected areas42 countries
  1. 1Saint Martin (French part)92.3%2025
  2. 2Venezuela39.0%2025
  3. 3Chile37.9%2025
Lowest
  1. 42British Virgin Islands0.0%2025
  2. 41Cayman Islands0.1%2025
  3. 40Barbados0.1%2025
Median country 6.0% · group 23.4%
Water withdrawals33 countries
  1. 1Barbados87.5%2022
  2. 2Saint Kitts and Nevis50.8%2022
  3. 3Dominican Republic30.4%2022
Lowest
  1. 33Bolivia0.1%2022
  2. 32Guyana0.6%2022
  3. 31Suriname0.6%2022
Median country 4.9% · group 2.6%
Freshwater per person34 countries
  1. 1Guyana293,317 m³2022
  2. 2Suriname158,867 m³2022
  3. 3Peru49,021 m³2022
Lowest
  1. 34Barbados283 m³2022
  2. 33Saint Kitts and Nevis514 m³2022
  3. 32Antigua and Barbuda560 m³2022
Median country 6,274 m³ · group 21,253 m³
Cereal yield32 countries
  1. 1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13,344 kg/ha2024
  2. 2Bahamas7,737 kg/ha2024
  3. 3Chile6,606 kg/ha2024
Lowest
  1. 32Trinidad and Tobago976 kg/ha2024
  2. 31Grenada997 kg/ha2024
  3. 30Haiti1,064 kg/ha2024
Median country 3,749 kg/ha · group 4,828 kg/ha
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