Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
4,281 kt
in 2023
Canada
3,664 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
Canada rank
12th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Canada
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 4,281 kt against 3,664 kt in Canada, a difference of 617 kt.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and Canada ranks 12th of 120 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 8,241 kt 4,018 kt 4,222 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 10,127 kt 4,720 kt 5,408 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 6,226 kt 3,584 kt 2,642 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 4,294 kt 3,553 kt 741.48 kt Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
Australia and New Zealand, at 4,281 kt against 3,664 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
617 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and Canada ranks 12th 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
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.