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
29th
of 37 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

Central America recorded 10,795 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) 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.

That places Central America 29th out of 37 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.

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. 26 Philippines 7,273 kt compare
  2. 27 Egypt 7,250 kt compare
  3. 28 Mexico 7,184 kt compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,714 kt compare
  5. 30 Israel 6,664 kt compare
  6. 31 Poland 5,406 kt compare
  7. 32 Chile 5,332 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 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 29th out of 37 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.