Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 17,486 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 17,486 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 19,453 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,320 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd 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 (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,320 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,008 kt | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 4,122 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,330 kt | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4,596 kt | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 4,752 kt | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 5,019 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,305 kt | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 6,884 kt | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 7,246 kt | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 7,693 kt | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8,236 kt | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 8,633 kt | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 8,410 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,558 kt | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8,694 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9,027 kt | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12,747 kt | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 13,362 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 13,289 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14,647 kt | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 14,585 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,949 kt | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 17,884 kt | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 19,198 kt | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 19,453 kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18,294 kt | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 17,289 kt | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 17,455 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16,942 kt | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 15,173 kt | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 16,945 kt | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 17,385 kt | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 17,486 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,958 kt | 3,320 kt | 7,246 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,865 kt | 7,693 kt | 13,362 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,170 kt | 14,585 kt | 19,453 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,747 kt | 15,173 kt | 17,486 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 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 livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 17,486 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 19,453 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,320 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.