Australia vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21,385 kt against 4,158 kt in Australia, a difference of 17,227 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 5.1 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 120 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,026 kt | 41,568 kt | 33,542 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 9,833 kt | 32,299 kt | 22,467 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6,045 kt | 23,265 kt | 17,220 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4,165 kt | 20,531 kt | 16,366 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21,385 kt against 4,158 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and United States of America?
- 17,227 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th 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
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