Food Packaging — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 13,268 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 13,268 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 14,196 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 154.92 TJ, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 28 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 — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 154.92 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 248.24 TJ | +60.2% |
| 1992 | 299.73 TJ | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 357.91 TJ | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 467.21 TJ | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 859.88 TJ | +84.0% |
| 1996 | 1,099 TJ | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 1,407 TJ | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 1,696 TJ | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 2,399 TJ | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 2,519 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,152 TJ | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 2,417 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 2,715 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 2,893 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2,781 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,463 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 3,054 TJ | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 2,420 TJ | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 2,143 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 2,160 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,437 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 2,133 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7,749 TJ | +263.3% |
| 2014 | 6,108 TJ | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 6,286 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 13,386 TJ | +112.9% |
| 2017 | 14,196 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 13,530 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 12,186 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 12,691 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 13,398 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 14,114 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 13,268 TJ | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 898.87 TJ | 154.92 TJ | 2,399 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,556 TJ | 2,143 TJ | 3,054 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,017 TJ | 2,133 TJ | 14,196 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,368 TJ | 12,691 TJ | 14,114 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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 — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food packaging — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean was 13,268 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14,196 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 154.92 TJ in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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 — Energy Use (Coal). 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.