Food Transport — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Transport — Energy Use was 27,667 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean is 27,667 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 28,885 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.68 TJ, in 1992.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.96 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 43.45 TJ | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 20.68 TJ | -52.4% |
| 1993 | 124.08 TJ | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 240.46 TJ | +93.8% |
| 1995 | 253.33 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 341.77 TJ | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 355.41 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 659.45 TJ | +85.5% |
| 1999 | 793.65 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 1,511 TJ | +90.4% |
| 2001 | 2,717 TJ | +79.8% |
| 2002 | 4,605 TJ | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 6,176 TJ | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 7,377 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 10,356 TJ | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 12,859 TJ | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 26,388 TJ | +105.2% |
| 2008 | 25,906 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 24,103 TJ | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 24,212 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24,976 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 25,459 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 24,822 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 25,230 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25,482 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24,655 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 24,073 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27,374 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 27,861 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21,345 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 28,885 TJ | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 28,503 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27,667 TJ | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Energy Use in Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +500.0% | 20.68 TJ | 124.08 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286.92 TJ | 20.68 TJ | 793.65 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,200 TJ | 1,511 TJ | 26,388 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,414 TJ | 24,073 TJ | 27,861 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,600 TJ | 21,345 TJ | 28,885 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,376 TJ compare
- 4 India 17,146 TJ compare
- 5 Türkiye 361.81 TJ compare
- 5 OECD 14,567 TJ compare
- 6 Argentina 9,624 TJ compare
- 7 Brazil 8,813 TJ compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 22.5 TJ compare
- 8 Thailand 5,314 TJ compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 4,723 TJ compare
- 10 Bangladesh 4,530 TJ compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 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 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.19 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Food transport — energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean was 27,667 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 28,885 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.68 TJ in 1992.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for food transport — energy use?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.