Table 2 Percent of smallholder farmers reporting changes in climate over the last decade
From: Climate change impacts and adaptation among smallholder farmers in Central America
% of farmers perceiving changes over the last decade | Turrialba, Costa Rica | Los Santos, Costa Rica | Acatenango, Guatemala | Chiquimula, Guatemala | Choluteca, Honduras | Yoro, Honduras | Total (across 6 landscapes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall changes noted | |||||||
n (all farmers surveyed) | 144 | 151 | 149 | 115 | 155 | 146 | 860 |
Overall change in climate | 98.6 | 97.4 | 92.0 | 96.5 | 93.6 | 94.5 | 95.4 |
n (farmers perceiving change in climate) | 142 | 147 | 137 | 111 | 145 | 138 | 820 |
Overall change in temperature | 97.2 | 98.6 | 96.4 | 91.0 | 98.6 | 94.9 | 96.3 |
Overall change in rainfall | 95.1 | 95.9 | 92.7 | 99.1 | 96.6 | 89.1 | 94.6 |
Specific perceived changes in temperature | |||||||
n (farmers perceiving changes in temperature) | 138 | 145 | 132 | 101 | 143 | 131 | 790 |
The temperature has increased | 97.1 | 96.6 | 96.2 | 94.1 | 95.8 | 96.2 | 96.1 |
Night and day are both warmer | 2.9 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 15.8 | 21.0 | 6.9 | 11.1 |
Cool season and warm season are both warmer | 4.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 7.1 |
Specific changes in rainfall noted | |||||||
n (farmers perceiving changes in rainfall) | 135 | 141 | 127 | 110 | 140 | 123 | 776 |
Less rain falls in a year | 66.7 | 66.7 | 46.5 | 85.5 | 90.0 | 56.1 | 68.6 |
When the rains will begin is unknown | 26.7 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 13.6 | 29.3 | 30.9 | 22.8 |
Rainfall is concentrated in a shorter period | 20.0 | 38.3 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 18.9 |
When it will rain is unknown | 20.7 | 17.7 | 22.8 | 13.6 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 17.3 |
Rainy season begins later than usual | 5.9 | 6.4 | 18.1 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 23.6 | 13.3 |
More rain falls in a year | 4.4 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 8.0 |