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

Australia
4,158 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
10,357 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
11th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • 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 4,158 kt in Australia, a difference of 6,199 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.5 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 8,026 kt 5,324 kt 2,702 kt Australia
2000s 9,833 kt 6,631 kt 3,201 kt Australia
2010s 6,045 kt 8,078 kt 2,033 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 4,165 kt 10,337 kt 6,172 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 or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 10,357 kt against 4,158 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
6,199 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Australia ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 120 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
167 places, 5,005 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