Food Processing — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0231 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0231 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 28 regions
All-time high
0.0485 kt
in 1995
All-time low
0.012 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.046 kt1991: 0.048 kt1992: 0.046 kt1993: 0.047 kt1994: 0.046 kt1995: 0.049 kt1996: 0.045 kt1997: 0.046 kt1998: 0.038 kt1999: 0.035 kt2000: 0.03 kt2001: 0.032 kt2002: 0.033 kt2003: 0.032 kt2004: 0.031 kt2005: 0.03 kt2006: 0.041 kt2007: 0.044 kt2008: 0.04 kt2009: 0.021 kt2010: 0.021 kt2011: 0.019 kt2012: 0.02 kt2013: 0.02 kt2014: 0.019 kt2015: 0.018 kt2016: 0.023 kt2017: 0.021 kt2018: 0.012 kt2019: 0.018 kt2020: 0.019 kt2021: 0.024 kt2022: 0.023 kt2023: 0.023 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Central America stood at 0.0231 kt.

The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.0485 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.012 kt, in 2018.

That places Central America 17th out of 28 regions with data for 2023, putting it 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 0.0445 kt 0.0346 kt 0.0485 kt 10
2000s 0.0334 kt 0.0213 kt 0.0438 kt 10
2010s 0.0191 kt 0.012 kt 0.0233 kt 10
2020s 0.0223 kt 0.0186 kt 0.0244 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 14 Colombia 0.0919 kt compare
  2. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0689 kt compare
  3. 16 France 0.0596 kt compare
  4. 17 Italy 0.0571 kt compare
  5. 18 Ukraine 0.042 kt compare
  6. 19 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0412 kt compare
  7. 20 Spain 0.0375 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Central America?
Food processing — emissions in Central America was 0.0231 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 0.0485 kt in 1995.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.012 kt in 2018.
How does Central America rank for food processing — emissions?
Central America ranks 17th out of 28 regions with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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