Food Processing — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.6159 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 0.6159 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 682.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.6159 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 kt, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th of 31 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 | 0.0457 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.048 kt | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0465 kt | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0475 kt | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.046 kt | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0487 kt | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 kt | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0456 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0383 kt | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0346 kt | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0301 kt | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.032 kt | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.034 kt | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0328 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0321 kt | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0425 kt | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 kt | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0593 kt | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0469 kt | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0585 kt | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0596 kt | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0619 kt | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0787 kt | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0763 kt | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0795 kt | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0938 kt | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1324 kt | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 kt | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1622 kt | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3467 kt | +113.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5687 kt | +64.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5969 kt | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6159 kt | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0446 kt | 0.0346 kt | 0.0487 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 kt | 0.0301 kt | 0.0593 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0935 kt | 0.0585 kt | 0.1622 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5321 kt | 0.3467 kt | 0.6159 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 7 Australia 0.2929 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 0.2382 kt compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0.0002 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
- 9 Japan 0.1831 kt compare
- 10 Poland 0.1643 kt compare
- 11 Germany 0.1567 kt compare
- 12 Philippines 0.1424 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.1275 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million 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 0.6159 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 0.6159 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 kt in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food processing — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 31 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 682.6%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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