Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America
Central America: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.34 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 1.34 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
The figure is down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America peaked at 3.53 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.32 kt, in 2020.
That places Central America 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.84 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.89 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3 kt | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.23 kt | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 3.45 kt | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 kt | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 3.26 kt | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 3.53 kt | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 3.03 kt | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.75 kt | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 2.77 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.77 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.35 kt | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 2.25 kt | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.18 kt | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.35 kt | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.05 kt | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.85 kt | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 2.58 kt | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.97 kt | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 1.89 kt | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.69 kt | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 2.01 kt | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 1.82 kt | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7 kt | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.72 kt | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.89 kt | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.81 kt | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.42 kt | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 1.45 kt | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.32 kt | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 kt | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 kt | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.34 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 kt | 2.75 kt | 3.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 kt | 1.97 kt | 2.85 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 kt | 1.42 kt | 2.01 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 kt | 1.32 kt | 1.36 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central America was 1.34 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 kt in 2020.
- How does Central America rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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