Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 74,195 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 74,195 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 74,195 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,718 kt, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 8th out of 32 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 (CO2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,718 kt | — |
| 1991 | 33,359 kt | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 34,575 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 36,178 kt | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 38,122 kt | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 38,944 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 41,127 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 42,490 kt | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 44,350 kt | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 44,631 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45,114 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45,472 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46,557 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46,817 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 49,450 kt | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 51,410 kt | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 53,174 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 56,581 kt | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 59,111 kt | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 58,720 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 62,716 kt | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 66,658 kt | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 69,395 kt | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 71,045 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 72,780 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 72,112 kt | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 73,100 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 73,502 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71,612 kt | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 72,461 kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 61,304 kt | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 66,401 kt | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 72,318 kt | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 74,195 kt | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,549 kt | 31,718 kt | 44,631 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,241 kt | 45,114 kt | 59,111 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,538 kt | 62,716 kt | 73,502 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,554 kt | 61,304 kt | 74,195 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 Russian Federation 23,037 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 3,967 kt compare
- 6 Japan 20,200 kt compare
- 7 Canada 18,351 kt compare
- 8 Mexico 15,193 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,551 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,375 kt compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 15,183 kt compare
- 10 India 14,938 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,100 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,777 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 559.19 kt compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 74,195 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 74,195 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,718 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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