Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Belgium or Romania?

Belgium, at 509.34 kt against 486.15 kt in Romania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Romania: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

Belgium

509.34 kt

in 2023

Romania

486.15 kt

in 2023

Belgium rank

41st

Romania rank

43rd

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

Belgium
Romania

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 509.34 kt against 486.15 kt in Romania, a difference of 23.19 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Belgium ranks 41st and Romania ranks 43rd of 134 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	867.81 kt	1,076 kt	208.1 kt	Romania
2010s	634.63 kt	701.51 kt	66.88 kt	Romania
2020s	517.62 kt	572.41 kt	54.79 kt	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Belgium or Romania?: Belgium, at 509.34 kt against 486.15 kt in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Belgium and Romania?: 23.19 kt, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Belgium ranks 41st and Romania ranks 43rd of 134 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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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: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.