Food Packaging — Energy Use in Central America
Central America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 13,154 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Central America stood at 13,154 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Central America peaked at 21,349 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,259 TJ, in 2004.
That places Central America 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Central America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,440 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 14,820 TJ | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 14,720 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 10,756 TJ | -26.9% |
| 1994 | 11,310 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11,332 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 12,397 TJ | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 13,560 TJ | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 11,021 TJ | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 13,117 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 12,661 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 11,965 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 12,314 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11,380 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 10,259 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 11,356 TJ | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 13,548 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 18,960 TJ | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 21,349 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 14,153 TJ | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 15,243 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 16,333 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 17,996 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 17,800 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17,037 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 17,194 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18,000 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 16,126 TJ | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 16,568 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17,565 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 14,348 TJ | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 13,395 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 13,154 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 13,154 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,447 TJ | 10,756 TJ | 14,820 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,795 TJ | 10,259 TJ | 21,349 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,986 TJ | 15,243 TJ | 18,000 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,513 TJ | 13,154 TJ | 14,348 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 21 Uzbekistan 10,154 TJ compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 7,970 TJ compare
- 23 Austria 7,390 TJ compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,832 TJ compare
- 25 Belgium 5,354 TJ compare
- 26 Czechia 4,449 TJ compare
- 27 Portugal 4,205 TJ compare
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 — energy use in Central America?
- Food packaging — energy use in Central America was 13,154 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,349 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,259 TJ in 2004.
- How does Central America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use 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 rising.
- 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 — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.