Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Ireland or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.006 kt against 0.0058 kt in Ireland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

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.

Ireland vs Uruguay: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)

Ireland

0.0058 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

0.006 kt

in 2023

Ireland rank

66th

Uruguay rank

65th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) over time

Ireland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.006 kt against 0.0058 kt in Ireland, a difference of 0.0002 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 134 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0053 kt	0.002 kt	0.0033 kt	Ireland
2020s	0.006 kt	0.0046 kt	0.0014 kt	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Ireland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.006 kt against 0.0058 kt in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Ireland and Uruguay?: 0.0002 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Ireland ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 65th 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.