Caribbean vs Central America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Caribbean
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 3,332 kt against 2,364 kt in Caribbean, a difference of 968 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 31st and Central America ranks 28th of 112 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 kt | 4,989 kt | 4,986 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 151.95 kt | 3,980 kt | 3,828 kt | Central America |
| 2010s | 1,458 kt | 2,912 kt | 1,455 kt | Central America |
| 2020s | 2,259 kt | 3,234 kt | 975.37 kt | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Caribbean or Central America?
- Central America, at 3,332 kt against 2,364 kt in Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Caribbean and Central America?
- 968 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Central America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Central America rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and Central America ranks 28th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.