Food Packaging — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Packaging — Emissions was 2.5 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is 2.5 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.66 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2023 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2023 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.228 kt | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2466 kt | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2789 kt | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3094 kt | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.37 kt | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4411 kt | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5121 kt | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5728 kt | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6538 kt | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6828 kt | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6594 kt | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7038 kt | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.762 kt | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7913 kt | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7688 kt | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6895 kt | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8366 kt | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6779 kt | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6029 kt | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6324 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6866 kt | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.641 kt | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kt | +79.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8965 kt | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8746 kt | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.46 kt | +181.3% |
| 2017 | 2.61 kt | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 kt | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.49 kt | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.62 kt | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5 kt | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3815 kt | 0.2023 kt | 0.6538 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7175 kt | 0.6029 kt | 0.8366 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 kt | 0.6324 kt | 2.61 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 kt | 2.49 kt | 2.66 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
- 9 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food packaging — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.5 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2023 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.