Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Central America
Central America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) was 3,332 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023
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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
That places Central America 28th out of 34 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,055 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,234 kt | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5,297 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,933 kt | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 4,777 kt | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 4,958 kt | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4,755 kt | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4,880 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5,154 kt | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 4,847 kt | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4,098 kt | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 4,213 kt | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4,116 kt | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,142 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,739 kt | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 4,249 kt | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 4,290 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,805 kt | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 3,009 kt | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 2,918 kt | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2,721 kt | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 3,013 kt | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3,261 kt | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,954 kt | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 2,850 kt | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,155 kt | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 3,176 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,067 kt | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 3,007 kt | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 2,954 kt | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3,318 kt | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 3,332 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,332 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) (Food CO2eq AR5) 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 | +45.4% | 2,067 kt | 3,007 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 (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 28th out of 34 groups 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.