Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 69,038 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
69,038 kt
Change on year
down 5.9%
Rank
14th
of 33 groups
All-time high
73,402 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: 61.7k kt2012: 65.1k kt2013: 67.9k kt2014: 70.8k kt2015: 71.2k kt2016: 70.8k kt2017: 69.2k kt2018: 66.4k kt2019: 66.5k kt2020: 70.6k kt2021: 73.1k kt2022: 73.4k kt2023: 69.0k kt

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

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 69,038 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% 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 73,402 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40,167 kt, in 1990.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 61,699 kt -1.0%
2012 65,075 kt +5.5%
2013 67,888 kt +4.3%
2014 70,787 kt +4.3%
2015 71,200 kt +0.6%
2016 70,829 kt -0.5%
2017 69,200 kt -2.3%
2018 66,402 kt -4.0%
2019 66,525 kt +0.2%
2020 70,588 kt +6.1%
2021 73,112 kt +3.6%
2022 73,402 kt +0.4%
2023 69,038 kt -5.9%

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 67,194 kt 61,699 kt 71,200 kt 10
2020s 71,535 kt 69,038 kt 73,402 kt 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 11 Malaysia 15,751 kt compare
  2. 12 Egypt 15,408 kt compare
  3. 13 Mexico 15,008 kt compare
  4. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
  5. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
  6. 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
  7. 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare
  8. 17 Australia 12,270 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 69,038 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 73,402 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 14th 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 1.7%. 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
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.