Food Retail — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.3348 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.3348 kt
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.355 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.0435 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.043 kt1991: 0.065 kt1992: 0.07 kt1993: 0.074 kt1994: 0.078 kt1995: 0.077 kt1996: 0.066 kt1997: 0.08 kt1998: 0.089 kt1999: 0.086 kt2000: 0.113 kt2001: 0.134 kt2002: 0.126 kt2003: 0.195 kt2004: 0.212 kt2005: 0.214 kt2006: 0.221 kt2007: 0.28 kt2008: 0.257 kt2009: 0.273 kt2010: 0.287 kt2011: 0.274 kt2012: 0.308 kt2013: 0.322 kt2014: 0.33 kt2015: 0.334 kt2016: 0.35 kt2017: 0.355 kt2018: 0.335 kt2019: 0.34 kt2020: 0.318 kt2021: 0.328 kt2022: 0.33 kt2023: 0.335 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Central America is 0.3348 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.355 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 kt, in 1990.

Central America ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0435 kt
1991 0.0648 kt +49.0%
1992 0.0701 kt +8.2%
1993 0.0736 kt +5.0%
1994 0.0779 kt +5.8%
1995 0.0772 kt -0.9%
1996 0.0658 kt -14.8%
1997 0.0797 kt +21.1%
1998 0.0888 kt +11.4%
1999 0.0857 kt -3.5%
2000 0.1131 kt +32.0%
2001 0.1341 kt +18.6%
2002 0.1255 kt -6.4%
2003 0.1952 kt +55.5%
2004 0.2123 kt +8.8%
2005 0.2139 kt +0.8%
2006 0.2211 kt +3.4%
2007 0.2796 kt +26.5%
2008 0.2572 kt -8.0%
2009 0.2728 kt +6.1%
2010 0.287 kt +5.2%
2011 0.2736 kt -4.7%
2012 0.3085 kt +12.8%
2013 0.3224 kt +4.5%
2014 0.3302 kt +2.4%
2015 0.3341 kt +1.2%
2016 0.3496 kt +4.6%
2017 0.355 kt +1.5%
2018 0.3351 kt -5.6%
2019 0.3401 kt +1.5%
2020 0.3177 kt -6.6%
2021 0.3276 kt +3.1%
2022 0.3295 kt +0.6%
2023 0.3348 kt +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0727 kt 0.0435 kt 0.0888 kt 10
2000s 0.2025 kt 0.1131 kt 0.2796 kt 10
2010s 0.3236 kt 0.2736 kt 0.355 kt 10
2020s 0.3274 kt 0.3177 kt 0.3348 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 South Africa 0.1767 kt compare
  2. 24 France 0.1686 kt compare
  3. 25 Italy 0.1579 kt compare
  4. 26 Guatemala 0.1512 kt compare
  5. 27 Morocco 0.149 kt compare
  6. 28 Benin 0.1298 kt compare
  7. 29 Poland 0.1275 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Central America?
Food retail — emissions in Central America was 0.3348 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 0.355 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for food retail — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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