Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions was 1.24 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — 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 1.24 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.28 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2441 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 16th out of 33 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 Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2441 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2755 kt | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2807 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2848 kt | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2949 kt | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3041 kt | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3107 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2507 kt | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2874 kt | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3104 kt | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3405 kt | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3759 kt | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4424 kt | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4622 kt | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4754 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4841 kt | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4943 kt | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6664 kt | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6596 kt | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6863 kt | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7415 kt | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7603 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8053 kt | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kt | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 kt | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 1.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.28 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.27 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 kt | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.24 kt | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.17 kt | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.24 kt | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.23 kt | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.24 kt | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2843 kt | 0.2441 kt | 0.3107 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5087 kt | 0.3405 kt | 0.6863 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 kt | 0.7415 kt | 1.28 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 kt | 1.17 kt | 1.24 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare
- 14 Brazil 0.2679 kt compare
- 15 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
- 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
- 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
- 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 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 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2441 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food retail — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). 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.