Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Argentina or Iceland?

Iceland, at 0.0152 kt against 0.0143 kt in Argentina as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iceland?

23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Iceland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)

Argentina

0.0143 kt

in 2012

Iceland

0.0152 kt

in 2023

Argentina rank

50th

Iceland rank

47th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) over time

Argentina
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0152 kt against 0.0143 kt in Argentina, a difference of 0.0009 kt.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 47th of 134 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.001 kt	0.0103 kt	0.0093 kt	Iceland
2000s	0.006 kt	0.0217 kt	0.0157 kt	Iceland
2010s	0.0149 kt	0.0366 kt	0.0216 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Argentina or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.0152 kt against 0.0143 kt in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Argentina and Iceland?: 0.0009 kt, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iceland?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.
How do Argentina and Iceland rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Argentina ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 47th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.