Food Processing — Emissions in Central America
Central America: Food Processing — Emissions was 3,285 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 3,285 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Central America peaked at 5,278 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,041 kt, in 2018.
That places Central America 27th out of 32 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 Processing — Emissions in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,036 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,214 kt | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5,278 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,914 kt | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 4,759 kt | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 4,938 kt | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4,736 kt | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4,861 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5,139 kt | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 4,833 kt | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4,086 kt | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 4,200 kt | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4,103 kt | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,129 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,131 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,727 kt | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 4,232 kt | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 4,271 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,788 kt | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 3,000 kt | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 2,910 kt | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2,713 kt | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 3,003 kt | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3,250 kt | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,943 kt | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 2,838 kt | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 3,135 kt | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 3,147 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,041 kt | -35.1% |
| 2019 | 2,973 kt | +45.7% |
| 2020 | 2,915 kt | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3,270 kt | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 3,285 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,285 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +45.7% | 2,041 kt | 2,973 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,971 kt | 4,736 kt | 5,278 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,967 kt | 3,000 kt | 4,271 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,895 kt | 2,041 kt | 3,250 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,189 kt | 2,915 kt | 3,285 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Central America?
- Food processing — emissions in Central America was 3,285 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,278 kt in 1992.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,041 kt in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for food processing — emissions?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2). 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.