Food Packaging — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 45,649 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean is 45,649 TJ, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 52,548 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16,454 TJ, in 1994.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,493 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 20,260 TJ | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 20,115 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 16,612 TJ | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 16,454 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 19,492 TJ | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 21,521 TJ | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 22,360 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 29,185 TJ | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 30,434 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 30,111 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 31,846 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 35,333 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 36,316 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 32,393 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 33,814 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 33,505 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 47,397 TJ | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 52,548 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 43,211 TJ | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 46,482 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 47,068 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49,708 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 34,222 TJ | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 32,106 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 30,968 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 40,865 TJ | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 42,514 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 42,302 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46,463 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 39,920 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 45,608 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 48,072 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 45,649 TJ | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,293 TJ | 16,454 TJ | 30,434 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,647 TJ | 30,111 TJ | 52,548 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,270 TJ | 30,968 TJ | 49,708 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,812 TJ | 39,920 TJ | 48,072 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 9 Australia 21,121 TJ compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 311.78 TJ compare
- 10 France 20,544 TJ compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 30 TJ compare
- 11 Brazil 19,905 TJ compare
- 12 China 16,419 TJ compare
- 13 Qatar 15,936 TJ compare
- 14 Argentina 14,304 TJ compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14,273 TJ compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (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 45,649 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 52,548 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,454 TJ in 1994.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th out of 31 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 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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.