Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0004 kt per person for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0004 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1993.
Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -47.5% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kt per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 3.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -47.5% | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1993.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.