Food Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Processing — Emissions was 33,921 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 33,921 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 263.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 33,921 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,089 kt, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 32 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 Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,040 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,221 kt | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 5,284 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,921 kt | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 4,768 kt | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,949 kt | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4,739 kt | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 4,864 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5,142 kt | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 4,836 kt | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 4,089 kt | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 4,203 kt | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4,286 kt | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4,282 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,348 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,549 kt | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 4,385 kt | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 8,701 kt | +98.4% |
| 2008 | 9,021 kt | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8,866 kt | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 9,036 kt | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,682 kt | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9,980 kt | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9,339 kt | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 9,411 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,033 kt | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17,617 kt | +95.0% |
| 2017 | 17,940 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17,272 kt | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 19,752 kt | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 29,516 kt | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 31,603 kt | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 33,393 kt | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 33,921 kt | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +98.4% | 4,385 kt | 8,701 kt |
| 2016 | +95.0% | 9,033 kt | 17,617 kt |
| 2020 | +49.4% | 19,752 kt | 29,516 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,976 kt | 4,739 kt | 5,284 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,673 kt | 4,089 kt | 9,021 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,906 kt | 9,033 kt | 19,752 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,108 kt | 29,516 kt | 33,921 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 33,921 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 33,921 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,089 kt in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food processing — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 32 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 263.2%. 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 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.