Australia and New Zealand vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Packaging — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
4,281 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
10,357 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
12th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 10,357 kt against 4,281 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 6,076 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.4 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 8,241 kt 5,324 kt 2,917 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 10,127 kt 6,631 kt 3,496 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 6,226 kt 8,078 kt 1,852 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 4,294 kt 10,337 kt 6,043 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 10,357 kt against 4,281 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean?
6,076 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 5,298 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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