Food Retail — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.062 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.062 kt
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.0653 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.011 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

0.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.011 kt1991: 0.016 kt1992: 0.017 kt1993: 0.019 kt1994: 0.019 kt1995: 0.019 kt1996: 0.019 kt1997: 0.02 kt1998: 0.022 kt1999: 0.022 kt2000: 0.024 kt2001: 0.027 kt2002: 0.027 kt2003: 0.037 kt2004: 0.036 kt2005: 0.038 kt2006: 0.038 kt2007: 0.049 kt2008: 0.04 kt2009: 0.044 kt2010: 0.049 kt2011: 0.049 kt2012: 0.052 kt2013: 0.054 kt2014: 0.056 kt2015: 0.058 kt2016: 0.062 kt2017: 0.059 kt2018: 0.064 kt2019: 0.065 kt2020: 0.058 kt2021: 0.06 kt2022: 0.06 kt2023: 0.062 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Central America stood at 0.062 kt.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Central America peaked at 0.0653 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.011 kt, in 1990.

That places Central America 26th out of 32 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.011 kt
1991 0.0156 kt +41.8%
1992 0.0168 kt +7.7%
1993 0.0186 kt +10.7%
1994 0.0195 kt +4.8%
1995 0.0193 kt -1.0%
1996 0.0187 kt -3.1%
1997 0.0197 kt +5.3%
1998 0.0219 kt +11.2%
1999 0.0222 kt +1.4%
2000 0.0237 kt +6.8%
2001 0.0269 kt +13.5%
2002 0.0266 kt -1.1%
2003 0.0366 kt +37.6%
2004 0.0363 kt -0.8%
2005 0.0379 kt +4.4%
2006 0.0383 kt +1.1%
2007 0.0487 kt +27.2%
2008 0.0403 kt -17.2%
2009 0.0443 kt +9.9%
2010 0.0487 kt +9.9%
2011 0.0485 kt -0.4%
2012 0.0523 kt +7.8%
2013 0.0543 kt +3.8%
2014 0.0556 kt +2.4%
2015 0.0581 kt +4.5%
2016 0.0624 kt +7.4%
2017 0.0588 kt -5.8%
2018 0.0637 kt +8.3%
2019 0.0653 kt +2.5%
2020 0.058 kt -11.2%
2021 0.0597 kt +2.9%
2022 0.0605 kt +1.3%
2023 0.062 kt +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0183 kt 0.011 kt 0.0222 kt 10
2000s 0.036 kt 0.0237 kt 0.0487 kt 10
2010s 0.0568 kt 0.0485 kt 0.0653 kt 10
2020s 0.06 kt 0.058 kt 0.062 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 23 Italy 0.0366 kt compare
  2. 24 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0299 kt compare
  3. 25 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0295 kt compare
  4. 26 Cameroon 0.0293 kt compare
  5. 27 Morocco 0.0291 kt compare
  6. 28 Brazil 0.028 kt compare
  7. 29 France 0.0271 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Central America?
Food retail — emissions in Central America was 0.062 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0653 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.011 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for food retail — emissions?
Central America ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf