Food Retail — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Retail — Emissions was 3,540 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,540 kt
Change on year
down 8.8%
Rank
29th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,547 kt
in 2018
All-time low
1,440 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 2.0k kt1992: 2.1k kt1993: 2.3k kt1994: 2.5k kt1995: 2.4k kt1996: 2.4k kt1997: 2.5k kt1998: 2.9k kt1999: 2.8k kt2000: 3.1k kt2001: 3.2k kt2002: 3.3k kt2003: 3.3k kt2004: 3.5k kt2005: 3.4k kt2006: 3.6k kt2007: 3.9k kt2008: 3.6k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 3.8k kt2011: 3.9k kt2012: 4.0k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.1k kt2015: 4.2k kt2016: 4.2k kt2017: 4.2k kt2018: 4.5k kt2019: 4.5k kt2020: 3.9k kt2021: 3.9k kt2022: 3.9k kt2023: 3.5k kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 3,540 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Central America peaked at 4,547 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,440 kt, in 1990.

That places Central America 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,440 kt
1991 1,980 kt +37.5%
1992 2,100 kt +6.1%
1993 2,256 kt +7.4%
1994 2,550 kt +13.0%
1995 2,391 kt -6.2%
1996 2,354 kt -1.5%
1997 2,523 kt +7.2%
1998 2,860 kt +13.3%
1999 2,775 kt -3.0%
2000 3,077 kt +10.9%
2001 3,250 kt +5.6%
2002 3,332 kt +2.5%
2003 3,298 kt -1.0%
2004 3,461 kt +4.9%
2005 3,448 kt -0.4%
2006 3,648 kt +5.8%
2007 3,906 kt +7.1%
2008 3,640 kt -6.8%
2009 3,841 kt +5.5%
2010 3,800 kt -1.1%
2011 3,871 kt +1.9%
2012 4,038 kt +4.3%
2013 4,155 kt +2.9%
2014 4,102 kt -1.3%
2015 4,170 kt +1.7%
2016 4,234 kt +1.5%
2017 4,178 kt -1.3%
2018 4,547 kt +8.8%
2019 4,527 kt -0.5%
2020 3,885 kt -14.2%
2021 3,900 kt +0.4%
2022 3,883 kt -0.4%
2023 3,540 kt -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,323 kt 1,440 kt 2,860 kt 10
2000s 3,490 kt 3,077 kt 3,906 kt 10
2010s 4,162 kt 3,800 kt 4,547 kt 10
2020s 3,802 kt 3,540 kt 3,900 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 26 Uganda 2,807 kt compare
  2. 27 Oman 2,726 kt compare
  3. 28 Argentina 2,623 kt compare
  4. 29 Spain 2,537 kt compare
  5. 30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,361 kt compare
  6. 31 China, Taiwan Province of 2,332 kt compare
  7. 32 Nigeria 2,306 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 3,540 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 4,547 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,440 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for food retail — emissions?
Central America ranks 29th 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 down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
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