Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1833 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.1833 kt.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.1845 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0362 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0426 kt | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0445 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0461 kt | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 kt | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0546 kt | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0488 kt | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0559 kt | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.061 kt | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0619 kt | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0654 kt | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0782 kt | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 kt | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0807 kt | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0834 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0858 kt | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1114 kt | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1152 kt | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1131 kt | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1296 kt | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1329 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1485 kt | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1606 kt | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1804 kt | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1845 kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1779 kt | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1694 kt | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1735 kt | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1773 kt | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1614 kt | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1755 kt | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1792 kt | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1833 kt | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.048 kt | 0.0362 kt | 0.061 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 kt | 0.0619 kt | 0.1152 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1634 kt | 0.1296 kt | 0.1845 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1748 kt | 0.1614 kt | 0.1833 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0001 kt compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 0.0449 kt compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 0.0427 kt compare
- 21 Myanmar 0.0404 kt compare
- 22 Madagascar 0.0402 kt compare
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 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food retail — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.1833 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1845 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food retail — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.