Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,671 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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 1,671 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1,671 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 757.5 kt, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 757.5 kt | — |
| 1991 | 791.04 kt | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 820.58 kt | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 850.02 kt | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 894.51 kt | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 908.16 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 955.37 kt | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 982.61 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,013 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,014 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,022 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,030 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,055 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,064 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,115 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,157 kt | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,194 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,259 kt | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,312 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1,313 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,407 kt | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,496 kt | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,557 kt | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,585 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,622 kt | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,613 kt | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,640 kt | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,654 kt | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,600 kt | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,614 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,341 kt | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 1,450 kt | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 1,618 kt | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 1,671 kt | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 898.65 kt | 757.5 kt | 1,014 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,152 kt | 1,022 kt | 1,313 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,579 kt | 1,407 kt | 1,654 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,520 kt | 1,341 kt | 1,671 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 Brazil 642.51 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 81.83 kt compare
- 6 Canada 505.19 kt compare
- 7 India 465.18 kt compare
- 8 Japan 453.74 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 41.5 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.86 kt compare
- 9 Mexico 396.92 kt compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 330 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 21.57 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 11.61 kt compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 265.87 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) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1,671 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,671 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.5 kt in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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) from N2O (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