Australia and New Zealand vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
4,281 kt
in 2023
United States of America
21,385 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
United States of America rank
10th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21,385 kt against 4,281 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 17,104 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th of 145 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 8,241 kt 41,568 kt 33,328 kt United States of America
2000s 10,127 kt 32,299 kt 22,172 kt United States of America
2010s 6,226 kt 23,265 kt 17,040 kt United States of America
2020s 4,294 kt 20,531 kt 16,237 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 21,385 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 United States of America?
17,104 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th 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