Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,155 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,155 kt
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
52nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
2,155 kt
in 2023
All-time low
859.85 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 932.7 kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 968.1 kt1993: 895.8 kt1994: 859.8 kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.0k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.5k kt2003: 1.6k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.7k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 2.0k kt2021: 2.1k kt2022: 2.1k kt2023: 2.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico stood at 2,155 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico peaked at 2,155 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 859.85 kt, in 1994.

Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,022 kt 859.85 kt 1,175 kt 10
2000s 1,581 kt 1,300 kt 1,754 kt 10
2010s 1,828 kt 1,669 kt 1,935 kt 10
2020s 2,075 kt 1,975 kt 2,155 kt 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 49 Ukraine 2,296 kt compare
  2. 50 Pakistan 2,294 kt compare
  3. 51 Lebanon 2,170 kt compare
  4. 53 Switzerland 2,138 kt compare
  5. 54 Dominican Republic 1,988 kt compare
  6. 55 Sudan 1,947 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Puerto Rico was 2,155 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 2,155 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 859.85 kt in 1994.
How does Puerto Rico rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Puerto Rico ranks 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.