Food Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Processing — Emissions was 11.28 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 11.28 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 507.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 11.48 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1454 kt, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2376 kt | 0.169 kt | 0.2605 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.214 kt | 0.1454 kt | 0.3496 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 kt | 0.2959 kt | 7.09 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.63 kt | 9.55 kt | 11.48 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 32,308 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food processing — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 11.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1454 kt in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food processing — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 507.5%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.