Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Denmark or Zambia?

Zambia, at 122.8 kt against 106.8 kt in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Zambia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Denmark vs Zambia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

Denmark

106.8 kt

in 2023

Zambia

122.8 kt

in 2023

Denmark rank

67th

Zambia rank

64th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 122.8 kt against 106.8 kt in Denmark, a difference of 16 kt.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 64th of 134 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	283.4 kt	34.94 kt	248.46 kt	Denmark
2000s	190.74 kt	23.83 kt	166.91 kt	Denmark
2010s	132.98 kt	51.38 kt	81.6 kt	Denmark
2020s	106.1 kt	114.59 kt	8.48 kt	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Denmark or Zambia?: Zambia, at 122.8 kt against 106.8 kt in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Denmark and Zambia?: 16 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Zambia rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Denmark ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 64th 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.