Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America
Central America: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 45,652 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central America recorded 45,652 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central America peaked at 45,652 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37,618 kt, in 1990.
Central America ranks 17th of 34 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,646 kt | 37,618 kt | 42,702 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,884 kt | 42,999 kt | 44,591 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,127 kt | 44,707 kt | 45,407 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,513 kt | 45,405 kt | 45,652 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,424 kt compare
- 15 Bangladesh 10,707 kt compare
- 16 Iraq 9,545 kt compare
- 17 Spain 9,517 kt compare
- 18 Caribbean 9,089 kt compare
- 19 Argentina 8,862 kt compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 8,762 kt compare
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central America?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Central America was 45,652 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 45,652 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,618 kt in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.