Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,332 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,332 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
16th
of 29 regions
All-time high
5,297 kt
in 1992
All-time low
2,067 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.1k kt1991: 5.2k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 4.9k kt1994: 4.8k kt1995: 5.0k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.9k kt1998: 5.2k kt1999: 4.8k kt2000: 4.1k kt2001: 4.2k kt2002: 4.1k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 4.1k kt2005: 3.7k kt2006: 4.2k kt2007: 4.3k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 3.0k kt2010: 2.9k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 3.0k kt2013: 3.3k kt2014: 3.0k kt2015: 2.9k kt2016: 3.2k kt2017: 3.2k kt2018: 2.1k kt2019: 3.0k kt2020: 3.0k kt2021: 3.3k kt2022: 3.3k kt2023: 3.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Central America recorded 3,332 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 5,297 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,067 kt, in 2018.

Central America ranks 16th of 29 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,989 kt 4,755 kt 5,297 kt 10
2000s 3,980 kt 3,009 kt 4,290 kt 10
2010s 2,912 kt 2,067 kt 3,261 kt 10
2020s 3,234 kt 2,954 kt 3,332 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 13 Republic of Korea 10,287 kt compare
  2. 14 Italy 9,453 kt compare
  3. 15 Philippines 8,442 kt compare
  4. 16 Colombia 8,322 kt compare
  5. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,016 kt compare
  6. 18 Canada 7,044 kt compare
  7. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,327 kt compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 3,332 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 5,297 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,067 kt in 2018.
How does Central America rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 16th out of 29 regions with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,834 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf