Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean

Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 11,368 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11,368 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
11,368 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,110 kt
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200620231990: 3.1k kt1991: 3.2k kt1992: 3.1k kt1993: 2.1k kt1994: 2.2k kt1995: 2.5k kt1996: 2.6k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 3.1k kt2001: 3.5k kt2002: 4.1k kt2003: 4.4k kt2004: 4.6k kt2005: 5.2k kt2006: 5.3k kt2007: 5.6k kt2008: 5.8k kt2009: 5.8k kt2010: 6.0k kt2011: 6.0k kt2012: 6.1k kt2013: 6.2k kt2014: 6.7k kt2015: 7.1k kt2016: 7.7k kt2017: 8.1k kt2018: 9.0k kt2019: 9.7k kt2020: 10.3k kt2021: 11.2k kt2022: 11.3k kt2023: 11.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean stood at 11,368 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean peaked at 11,368 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,110 kt, in 1998.

Caribbean ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Caribbean, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,080 kt —
1991 3,199 kt +3.9%
1992 3,147 kt -1.6%
1993 2,142 kt -31.9%
1994 2,152 kt +0.4%
1995 2,476 kt +15.1%
1996 2,642 kt +6.7%
1997 2,854 kt +8.0%
1998 2,110 kt -26.0%
1999 2,494 kt +18.2%
2000 3,130 kt +25.5%
2001 3,527 kt +12.7%
2002 4,097 kt +16.2%
2003 4,393 kt +7.2%
2004 4,645 kt +5.7%
2005 5,221 kt +12.4%
2006 5,318 kt +1.9%
2007 5,572 kt +4.8%
2008 5,764 kt +3.5%
2009 5,810 kt +0.8%
2010 5,988 kt +3.1%
2011 5,999 kt +0.2%
2012 6,075 kt +1.3%
2013 6,206 kt +2.2%
2014 6,683 kt +7.7%
2015 7,094 kt +6.1%
2016 7,706 kt +8.6%
2017 8,104 kt +5.2%
2018 8,980 kt +10.8%
2019 9,689 kt +7.9%
2020 10,278 kt +6.1%
2021 11,201 kt +9.0%
2022 11,275 kt +0.7%
2023 11,368 kt +0.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 -31.9% 3,147 kt 2,142 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,630 kt 2,110 kt 3,199 kt 10
2000s 4,748 kt 3,130 kt 5,810 kt 10
2010s 7,252 kt 5,988 kt 9,689 kt 10
2020s 11,030 kt 10,278 kt 11,368 kt 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  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 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Caribbean was 11,368 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 11,368 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2,110 kt in 1998.
How does Caribbean rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Caribbean ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Caribbean 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
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
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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.