Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Central America
Central America: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.3348 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.3348 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% 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 30th of 34 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 (CH4) in Central America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0435 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0648 kt | +48.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0701 kt | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0736 kt | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0779 kt | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0772 kt | -1.0% |
| 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 | +31.9% |
| 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 | +26.4% |
| 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 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3224 kt | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3302 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3341 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3496 kt | +4.7% |
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +55.5% | 0.1255 kt | 0.1952 kt |
| 1991 | +48.9% | 0.0435 kt | 0.0648 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
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 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.