Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 69,269 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 69,269 kt.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 73,642 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40,292 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th 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 (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,292 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40,369 kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 43,268 kt | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 44,722 kt | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 46,713 kt | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 49,017 kt | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 49,795 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 51,229 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 53,234 kt | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 53,858 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 56,492 kt | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 57,288 kt | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 56,264 kt | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 55,911 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 56,673 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57,482 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 58,998 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59,140 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60,140 kt | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 60,482 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62,531 kt | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61,894 kt | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 65,283 kt | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 68,097 kt | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 71,008 kt | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 71,422 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71,054 kt | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 69,417 kt | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 66,613 kt | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 66,741 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70,816 kt | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 73,352 kt | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 73,642 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 69,269 kt | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,250 kt | 40,292 kt | 53,858 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,887 kt | 55,911 kt | 60,482 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,406 kt | 61,894 kt | 71,422 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,770 kt | 69,269 kt | 73,642 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 750.71 kt compare
- 11 Malaysia 16,102 kt compare
- 12 Egypt 15,444 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 468.89 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 15,430 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 401.37 kt compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 269.11 kt compare
- 15 Thailand 14,222 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 108.33 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.88 kt compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,664 kt compare
- 17 Australia 12,376 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 16.15 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 69,269 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73,642 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,292 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.