Food Transport — Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Transport — Emissions was 143,132 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 143,132 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 143,132 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61,490 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 61,490 kt | — |
| 1991 | 64,682 kt | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 67,036 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 69,844 kt | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 73,937 kt | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 75,556 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 79,722 kt | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 82,372 kt | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 85,994 kt | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 86,517 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 87,415 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 88,069 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 90,146 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 90,604 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95,718 kt | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 99,480 kt | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 102,867 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 109,499 kt | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 114,329 kt | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 113,467 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 121,146 kt | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 129,160 kt | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 134,476 kt | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 137,639 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 140,950 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 139,573 kt | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 141,422 kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 142,118 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 138,395 kt | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 139,986 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 118,283 kt | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 128,102 kt | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 139,514 kt | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 143,132 kt | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,715 kt | 61,490 kt | 86,517 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,159 kt | 87,415 kt | 114,329 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,486 kt | 121,146 kt | 142,118 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,258 kt | 118,283 kt | 143,132 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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 transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food transport — emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean was 143,132 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 143,132 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,490 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food transport — emissions?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th out of 33 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 4.0%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.