Food Transport — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Transport — Emissions was 18.17 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is 18.17 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 18.17 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.93 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.93 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.32 kt | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 7.64 kt | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 7.92 kt | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.4 kt | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 8.54 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.98 kt | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 9.2 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.49 kt | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.63 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 9.79 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.96 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.42 kt | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.62 kt | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.09 kt | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.75 kt | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 12.15 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.93 kt | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 14.41 kt | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.35 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.06 kt | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.92 kt | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.51 kt | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9 kt | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.33 kt | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.36 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.61 kt | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.75 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.32 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.39 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.17 kt | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 15.92 kt | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 17.7 kt | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 18.17 kt | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.41 kt | 6.93 kt | 9.63 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.85 kt | 9.79 kt | 14.41 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.91 kt | 15.06 kt | 17.75 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.49 kt | 14.17 kt | 18.17 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 4 India 5.93 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.82 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 5.93 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 5.35 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 0.7131 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5418 kt compare
- 7 Mexico 4.57 kt compare
- 8 Japan 4.54 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.4607 kt compare
- 9 Canada 4.28 kt compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 3.07 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1787 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 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 crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 18.17 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 18.17 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food transport — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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