Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 68,961 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68,961 kt
Change on year
down 6.0%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
73,324 kt
in 2022
All-time low
40,167 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 40.2k kt1991: 40.2k kt1992: 43.1k kt1993: 44.6k kt1994: 46.6k kt1995: 48.9k kt1996: 49.6k kt1997: 51.1k kt1998: 53.1k kt1999: 53.7k kt2000: 56.3k kt2001: 57.1k kt2002: 56.1k kt2003: 55.7k kt2004: 56.5k kt2005: 57.3k kt2006: 58.8k kt2007: 59.0k kt2008: 60.0k kt2009: 60.3k kt2010: 62.3k kt2011: 61.6k kt2012: 65.0k kt2013: 67.8k kt2014: 70.7k kt2015: 71.1k kt2016: 70.7k kt2017: 69.1k kt2018: 66.3k kt2019: 66.4k kt2020: 70.5k kt2021: 73.0k kt2022: 73.3k kt2023: 69.0k kt

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

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 68,961 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 73,324 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40,167 kt, in 1990.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 32 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 (CO2) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 40,167 kt
1991 40,243 kt +0.2%
1992 43,132 kt +7.2%
1993 44,582 kt +3.4%
1994 46,566 kt +4.5%
1995 48,865 kt +4.9%
1996 49,639 kt +1.6%
1997 51,070 kt +2.9%
1998 53,073 kt +3.9%
1999 53,696 kt +1.2%
2000 56,325 kt +4.9%
2001 57,117 kt +1.4%
2002 56,093 kt -1.8%
2003 55,741 kt -0.6%
2004 56,499 kt +1.4%
2005 57,308 kt +1.4%
2006 58,821 kt +2.6%
2007 58,961 kt +0.2%
2008 59,959 kt +1.7%
2009 60,298 kt +0.6%
2010 62,335 kt +3.4%
2011 61,589 kt -1.2%
2012 65,002 kt +5.5%
2013 67,812 kt +4.3%
2014 70,709 kt +4.3%
2015 71,119 kt +0.6%
2016 70,747 kt -0.5%
2017 69,117 kt -2.3%
2018 66,321 kt -4.0%
2019 66,444 kt +0.2%
2020 70,509 kt +6.1%
2021 73,034 kt +3.6%
2022 73,324 kt +0.4%
2023 68,961 kt -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,103 kt 40,167 kt 53,696 kt 10
2000s 57,712 kt 55,741 kt 60,298 kt 10
2010s 67,119 kt 61,589 kt 71,119 kt 10
2020s 71,457 kt 68,961 kt 73,324 kt 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 10 Japan 17,705 kt compare
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,297 kt compare
  3. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 722.2 kt compare
  4. 11 Malaysia 15,751 kt compare
  5. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  6. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 466.75 kt compare
  7. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  8. 13 Republic of Moldova 396.87 kt compare
  9. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  10. 14 United Republic of Tanzania 268.35 kt compare
  11. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
  12. 15 Melanesia 105.72 kt compare
  13. 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
  14. 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 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 68,961 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 73,324 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 40,167 kt in 1990.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 32 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 1.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 data points, 1990–2023
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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