Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 4.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.52 kt
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
15th
of 33 groups
All-time high
4.89 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2.99 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023

0123451990200620231990: 3 kt1991: 3 kt1992: 3.3 kt1993: 3.3 kt1994: 3.5 kt1995: 3.6 kt1996: 3.6 kt1997: 3.7 kt1998: 3.7 kt1999: 3.7 kt2000: 3.9 kt2001: 4 kt2002: 3.9 kt2003: 3.9 kt2004: 3.9 kt2005: 3.9 kt2006: 4 kt2007: 4 kt2008: 4.1 kt2009: 4.1 kt2010: 4.2 kt2011: 4.3 kt2012: 4.4 kt2013: 4.4 kt2014: 4.5 kt2015: 4.5 kt2016: 4.6 kt2017: 4.5 kt2018: 4.4 kt2019: 4.4 kt2020: 4.7 kt2021: 4.9 kt2022: 4.9 kt2023: 4.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is 4.52 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.89 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.99 kt, in 1991.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3 kt
1991 2.99 kt -0.2%
1992 3.25 kt +8.7%
1993 3.35 kt +2.9%
1994 3.46 kt +3.3%
1995 3.58 kt +3.7%
1996 3.62 kt +0.9%
1997 3.68 kt +1.7%
1998 3.71 kt +0.9%
1999 3.72 kt +0.2%
2000 3.88 kt +4.4%
2001 3.96 kt +2.1%
2002 3.88 kt -2.2%
2003 3.86 kt -0.4%
2004 3.93 kt +1.7%
2005 3.93 kt +0.2%
2006 4.01 kt +1.9%
2007 4.02 kt +0.2%
2008 4.08 kt +1.7%
2009 4.12 kt +1.0%
2010 4.25 kt +2.9%
2011 4.27 kt +0.5%
2012 4.38 kt +2.7%
2013 4.43 kt +1.1%
2014 4.55 kt +2.5%
2015 4.52 kt -0.6%
2016 4.59 kt +1.7%
2017 4.54 kt -1.2%
2018 4.42 kt -2.8%
2019 4.43 kt +0.4%
2020 4.66 kt +5.2%
2021 4.87 kt +4.5%
2022 4.89 kt +0.4%
2023 4.52 kt -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.44 kt 2.99 kt 3.72 kt 10
2000s 3.97 kt 3.86 kt 4.12 kt 10
2010s 4.44 kt 4.25 kt 4.59 kt 10
2020s 4.74 kt 4.52 kt 4.89 kt 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 12 Brazil 1.37 kt compare
  2. 13 Germany 1.14 kt compare
  3. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.011 kt compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.06 kt compare
  5. 15 Egypt 0.9376 kt compare
  6. 16 Japan 0.8036 kt compare
  7. 17 Mexico 0.7462 kt compare
  8. 17 Timor-Leste 0.0008 kt compare
  9. 18 Uzbekistan 0.6575 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Food household consumption — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 4.89 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 kt in 1991.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.