Food Packaging — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.048 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.048 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1262 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.0473 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.101 kt1991: 0.103 kt1992: 0.107 kt1993: 0.115 kt1994: 0.123 kt1995: 0.101 kt1996: 0.116 kt1997: 0.126 kt1998: 0.108 kt1999: 0.098 kt2000: 0.099 kt2001: 0.099 kt2002: 0.084 kt2003: 0.08 kt2004: 0.078 kt2005: 0.084 kt2006: 0.073 kt2007: 0.102 kt2008: 0.092 kt2009: 0.07 kt2010: 0.068 kt2011: 0.06 kt2012: 0.072 kt2013: 0.065 kt2014: 0.06 kt2015: 0.062 kt2016: 0.067 kt2017: 0.065 kt2018: 0.051 kt2019: 0.052 kt2020: 0.047 kt2021: 0.049 kt2022: 0.048 kt2023: 0.048 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Central America stood at 0.048 kt.

That represents a change of down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.1262 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0473 kt, in 2020.

Central America ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1014 kt
1991 0.1032 kt +1.8%
1992 0.107 kt +3.7%
1993 0.1153 kt +7.8%
1994 0.1233 kt +6.9%
1995 0.1008 kt -18.2%
1996 0.1163 kt +15.4%
1997 0.1262 kt +8.5%
1998 0.1083 kt -14.2%
1999 0.0983 kt -9.2%
2000 0.099 kt +0.7%
2001 0.0991 kt +0.1%
2002 0.0839 kt -15.3%
2003 0.0803 kt -4.3%
2004 0.0778 kt -3.1%
2005 0.0841 kt +8.1%
2006 0.0731 kt -13.1%
2007 0.1018 kt +39.3%
2008 0.0922 kt -9.4%
2009 0.0704 kt -23.6%
2010 0.0675 kt -4.1%
2011 0.0604 kt -10.5%
2012 0.0717 kt +18.7%
2013 0.0649 kt -9.5%
2014 0.0605 kt -6.8%
2015 0.0616 kt +1.8%
2016 0.0674 kt +9.4%
2017 0.0646 kt -4.2%
2018 0.0508 kt -21.4%
2019 0.0516 kt +1.6%
2020 0.0473 kt -8.3%
2021 0.0486 kt +2.7%
2022 0.048 kt -1.2%
2023 0.048 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.11 kt 0.0983 kt 0.1262 kt 10
2000s 0.0862 kt 0.0704 kt 0.1018 kt 10
2010s 0.0621 kt 0.0508 kt 0.0717 kt 10
2020s 0.048 kt 0.0473 kt 0.0486 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 25 Spain 0.0972 kt compare
  2. 26 Sweden 0.0969 kt compare
  3. 27 Ukraine 0.0867 kt compare
  4. 28 Norway 0.0773 kt compare
  5. 29 Austria 0.0512 kt compare
  6. 30 Uganda 0.0493 kt compare
  7. 31 Mexico 0.0448 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Central America?
Food packaging — emissions in Central America was 0.048 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 0.1262 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 kt in 2020.
How does Central America rank for food packaging — emissions?
Central America ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 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