Latin America and the Caribbean vs United States: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Latin America and the Caribbean
48,384 kt
in 2023
United States
38,096 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
8th
United States rank
5th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • United States
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How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 48,384 kt against 38,096 kt in United States, a difference of 10,288 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America and the Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean United States Difference Ahead
1990s 5,426 kt 1,550 kt 3,875 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 12,275 kt 14,881 kt 2,606 kt United States
2010s 30,802 kt 37,864 kt 7,063 kt United States
2020s 47,641 kt 38,195 kt 9,446 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Latin America and the Caribbean or United States?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 48,384 kt against 38,096 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Latin America and the Caribbean and United States?
10,288 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latin America and the Caribbean and United States rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,384 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf