Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America

Central America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,795 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,795 kt
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
11,154 kt
in 2021
All-time low
2,720 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200620231990: 2.7k kt1991: 3.3k kt1992: 3.1k kt1993: 3.0k kt1994: 3.3k kt1995: 3.2k kt1996: 3.3k kt1997: 3.5k kt1998: 3.2k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 3.9k kt2001: 4.3k kt2002: 4.7k kt2003: 5.0k kt2004: 5.5k kt2005: 6.0k kt2006: 6.3k kt2007: 5.3k kt2008: 5.5k kt2009: 6.2k kt2010: 6.7k kt2011: 7.1k kt2012: 7.6k kt2013: 8.0k kt2014: 8.4k kt2015: 8.9k kt2016: 9.4k kt2017: 9.7k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.9k kt2020: 10.7k kt2021: 11.2k kt2022: 11.1k kt2023: 10.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Central America is 10,795 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 11,154 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,720 kt, in 1990.

Central America ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,720 kt
1991 3,276 kt +20.5%
1992 3,087 kt -5.8%
1993 3,015 kt -2.3%
1994 3,340 kt +10.8%
1995 3,196 kt -4.3%
1996 3,270 kt +2.3%
1997 3,528 kt +7.9%
1998 3,169 kt -10.2%
1999 3,235 kt +2.1%
2000 3,864 kt +19.4%
2001 4,346 kt +12.5%
2002 4,724 kt +8.7%
2003 5,023 kt +6.3%
2004 5,533 kt +10.1%
2005 5,971 kt +7.9%
2006 6,339 kt +6.2%
2007 5,305 kt -16.3%
2008 5,535 kt +4.3%
2009 6,244 kt +12.8%
2010 6,743 kt +8.0%
2011 7,100 kt +5.3%
2012 7,557 kt +6.4%
2013 8,015 kt +6.1%
2014 8,395 kt +4.7%
2015 8,948 kt +6.6%
2016 9,365 kt +4.7%
2017 9,711 kt +3.7%
2018 10,533 kt +8.5%
2019 10,915 kt +3.6%
2020 10,690 kt -2.1%
2021 11,154 kt +4.3%
2022 11,137 kt -0.1%
2023 10,795 kt -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,184 kt 2,720 kt 3,528 kt 10
2000s 5,288 kt 3,864 kt 6,339 kt 10
2010s 8,728 kt 6,743 kt 10,915 kt 10
2020s 10,944 kt 10,690 kt 11,154 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Egypt 7,250 kt compare
  2. 24 Mexico 7,184 kt compare
  3. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,714 kt compare
  4. 26 Israel 6,664 kt compare
  5. 27 Poland 5,406 kt compare
  6. 28 Chile 5,332 kt compare
  7. 29 Colombia 4,377 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 10,795 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 11,154 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,720 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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