Russia vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions

Russia
12,362 kt
in 2023
United States
21,385 kt
in 2023
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
4th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Russia
  • United States
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 21,385 kt against 12,362 kt in Russia, a difference of 9,023 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 145 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 7,519 kt 41,869 kt 34,350 kt United States
2000s 11,309 kt 32,299 kt 20,990 kt United States
2010s 12,867 kt 23,265 kt 10,399 kt United States
2020s 12,261 kt 20,531 kt 8,270 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Russia or United States?
United States, at 21,385 kt against 12,362 kt in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Russia and United States?
9,023 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Russia and United States rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th 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