Food Transport — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Food Transport — Emissions was 5.43 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.43 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
21st
of 38 groups
All-time high
5.51 kt
in 2016
All-time low
2.67 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 2.7 kt1991: 2.9 kt1992: 2.9 kt1993: 3 kt1994: 3.2 kt1995: 3 kt1996: 3 kt1997: 3.1 kt1998: 3.2 kt1999: 3.4 kt2000: 3.6 kt2001: 3.7 kt2002: 3.9 kt2003: 4.1 kt2004: 4.3 kt2005: 4.5 kt2006: 4.6 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 5 kt2009: 5 kt2010: 5.1 kt2011: 5.1 kt2012: 5.1 kt2013: 5.1 kt2014: 5.1 kt2015: 5.3 kt2016: 5.5 kt2017: 5.4 kt2018: 5.4 kt2019: 5.5 kt2020: 4.3 kt2021: 4.5 kt2022: 5.4 kt2023: 5.4 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Central America is 5.43 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Central America peaked at 5.51 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.67 kt, in 1990.

Central America ranks 21st of 38 groups 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 3.04 kt 2.67 kt 3.38 kt 10
2000s 4.34 kt 3.58 kt 5 kt 10
2010s 5.26 kt 5.06 kt 5.51 kt 10
2020s 4.9 kt 4.32 kt 5.43 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 18 Türkiye 1.82 kt compare
  2. 19 Germany 1.79 kt compare
  3. 20 Australia 1.62 kt compare
  4. 21 Indonesia 1.58 kt compare
  5. 22 Pakistan 1.48 kt compare
  6. 23 Italy 1.47 kt compare
  7. 24 Malaysia 1.46 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Central America?
Food transport — emissions in Central America was 5.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 5.51 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 kt in 1990.
How does Central America rank for food transport — emissions?
Central America ranks 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.