Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions was 17,403 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is 17,403 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 19,368 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,304 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,304 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,989 kt | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 4,103 kt | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4,311 kt | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4,576 kt | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 4,731 kt | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4,996 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,285 kt | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 6,862 kt | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 7,221 kt | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7,667 kt | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8,208 kt | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 8,600 kt | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 8,377 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,523 kt | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8,658 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,990 kt | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12,699 kt | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 13,313 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 13,240 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14,592 kt | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 14,528 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,887 kt | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 17,812 kt | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 19,115 kt | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 19,368 kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18,211 kt | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 17,208 kt | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 17,374 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16,860 kt | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 15,097 kt | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 16,864 kt | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 17,303 kt | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 17,403 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,938 kt | 3,304 kt | 7,221 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,827 kt | 7,667 kt | 13,313 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,096 kt | 14,528 kt | 19,368 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,667 kt | 15,097 kt | 17,403 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 4,142 kt compare
- 16 Australia 3,939 kt compare
- 17 Malaysia 3,867 kt compare
- 18 Egypt 3,824 kt compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 8.42 kt compare
- 19 Brazil 3,682 kt compare
- 20 Canada 3,431 kt compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0247 kt compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 3,381 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 17,403 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 19,368 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,304 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food retail — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th 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 down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (CO2). 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.