Food Processing — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Processing — Energy Use was 74,462 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Processing — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean is 74,462 TJ, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 93,052 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,777 TJ, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Processing — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,777 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 7,306 TJ | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 6,913 TJ | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 6,326 TJ | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 6,398 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6,840 TJ | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 7,598 TJ | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 8,828 TJ | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 10,131 TJ | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 12,930 TJ | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 8,902 TJ | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 9,258 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7,499 TJ | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 6,502 TJ | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 6,041 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 6,856 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 8,398 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 50,388 TJ | +500.0% |
| 2008 | 83,976 TJ | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 85,664 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 86,174 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 93,052 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 89,608 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 31,714 TJ | -64.6% |
| 2014 | 30,376 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 30,282 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69,067 TJ | +128.1% |
| 2017 | 70,180 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 73,586 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 76,340 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 69,308 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 72,403 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 74,991 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 74,462 TJ | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,905 TJ | 5,777 TJ | 12,930 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,348 TJ | 6,041 TJ | 85,664 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,038 TJ | 30,282 TJ | 93,052 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,791 TJ | 69,308 TJ | 74,991 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food processing — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean was 74,462 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 93,052 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,777 TJ in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food processing — energy use?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.8%. 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 — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.