Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0358 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0358 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0472 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 kt, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0394 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0438 kt | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 kt | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0374 kt | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0358 kt | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0406 kt | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0406 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.037 kt | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 kt | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0412 kt | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0407 kt | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0472 kt | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0467 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0421 kt | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0438 kt | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0369 kt | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 kt | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 kt | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0372 kt | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0413 kt | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0416 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0393 kt | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 kt | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0401 kt | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0404 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 kt | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0302 kt | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 kt | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.035 kt | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0325 kt | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 kt | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0333 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0358 kt | +7.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0358 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 2.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0358 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 kt, 6.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0393 kt | 0.0358 kt | 0.0438 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0413 kt | 0.0369 kt | 0.0472 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 kt | 0.0302 kt | 0.0416 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 kt | 0.0325 kt | 0.0358 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Puerto Rico?
- Food retail — emissions in Puerto Rico was 0.0358 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 kt in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for food retail — emissions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.