Europe vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

Europe
37,491 kt
in 2023
OECD
69,267 kt
in 2023
Europe rank
6th
OECD rank
3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Europe
  • OECD
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 69,267 kt against 37,491 kt in Europe, a difference of 31,776 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.8 times Europe's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 6th and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 43,482 kt 104,635 kt 61,153 kt OECD
2000s 49,575 kt 100,117 kt 50,542 kt OECD
2010s 42,835 kt 78,397 kt 35,563 kt OECD
2020s 38,146 kt 68,853 kt 30,707 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Europe or OECD?
OECD, at 69,267 kt against 37,491 kt in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Europe and OECD?
31,776 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe and OECD rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Europe ranks 6th and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 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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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 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.