Food Packaging — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0112 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0112 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
28th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.0285 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0.0108 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.021 kt1991: 0.021 kt1992: 0.022 kt1993: 0.025 kt1994: 0.027 kt1995: 0.022 kt1996: 0.029 kt1997: 0.029 kt1998: 0.024 kt1999: 0.023 kt2000: 0.023 kt2001: 0.022 kt2002: 0.02 kt2003: 0.02 kt2004: 0.017 kt2005: 0.019 kt2006: 0.018 kt2007: 0.025 kt2008: 0.019 kt2009: 0.016 kt2010: 0.016 kt2011: 0.015 kt2012: 0.016 kt2013: 0.014 kt2014: 0.013 kt2015: 0.014 kt2016: 0.015 kt2017: 0.014 kt2018: 0.011 kt2019: 0.012 kt2020: 0.011 kt2021: 0.011 kt2022: 0.011 kt2023: 0.011 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Central America stood at 0.0112 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.0285 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 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 in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0211 kt
1991 0.0213 kt +0.9%
1992 0.0222 kt +4.2%
1993 0.0254 kt +14.4%
1994 0.0274 kt +7.9%
1995 0.0222 kt -19.0%
1996 0.0285 kt +28.4%
1997 0.0285 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0243 kt -14.7%
1999 0.023 kt -5.3%
2000 0.0233 kt +1.3%
2001 0.0225 kt -3.4%
2002 0.0202 kt -10.2%
2003 0.0196 kt -3.0%
2004 0.0174 kt -11.2%
2005 0.0194 kt +11.5%
2006 0.0178 kt -8.2%
2007 0.0246 kt +38.2%
2008 0.0187 kt -24.0%
2009 0.0157 kt -16.0%
2010 0.0157 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0152 kt -3.2%
2012 0.0156 kt +2.6%
2013 0.0144 kt -7.7%
2014 0.0134 kt -6.9%
2015 0.0137 kt +2.2%
2016 0.015 kt +9.5%
2017 0.0136 kt -9.3%
2018 0.0115 kt -15.4%
2019 0.0116 kt +0.9%
2020 0.0108 kt -6.9%
2021 0.0115 kt +6.5%
2022 0.0112 kt -2.6%
2023 0.0112 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0244 kt 0.0211 kt 0.0285 kt 10
2000s 0.0199 kt 0.0157 kt 0.0246 kt 10
2010s 0.014 kt 0.0115 kt 0.0157 kt 10
2020s 0.0112 kt 0.0108 kt 0.0115 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 25 Spain 0.01 kt compare
  2. 26 Norway 0.0093 kt compare
  3. 27 Uganda 0.0083 kt compare
  4. 28 Morocco 0.008 kt compare
  5. 29 Colombia 0.0078 kt compare
  6. 30 Ukraine 0.0063 kt compare
  7. 31 Serbia 0.006 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 0.0112 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 0.0285 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 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 22.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
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