Food Processing — Energy Use in Central America
Central America: Food Processing — Energy Use was 13,498 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Central America recorded 13,498 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Central America peaked at 14,081 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 546.98 TJ, in 2018.
That places Central America 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,949 TJ | 1,984 TJ | 7,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,215 TJ | 4,072 TJ | 9,956 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,398 TJ | 546.98 TJ | 10,138 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,640 TJ | 9,482 TJ | 14,081 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Central America?
- Food processing — energy use in Central America was 13,498 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 14,081 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 546.98 TJ in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for food processing — energy use?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.