Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Eastern Asia or OECD?

Eastern Asia, at 106,741 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Eastern Asia and OECD?

37,474 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and OECD?

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.

Eastern Asia vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions

Eastern Asia

106,741 kt

in 2023

OECD

69,267 kt

in 2023

Eastern Asia rank

4th

OECD rank

3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

Eastern Asia
OECD

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 106,741 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD, a difference of 37,474 kt.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.5 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Eastern Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd of 35 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eastern Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22,100 kt	104,635 kt	82,536 kt	OECD
2000s	80,027 kt	100,117 kt	20,090 kt	OECD
2010s	107,266 kt	78,397 kt	28,869 kt	Eastern Asia
2020s	99,812 kt	68,853 kt	30,959 kt	Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Eastern Asia or OECD?: Eastern Asia, at 106,741 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Eastern Asia and OECD?: 37,474 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eastern Asia and OECD rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Eastern Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd of 35 groups.
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: 13 August 2026

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