Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Greenland or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.2189 kt against 0.0252 kt in Greenland as of 2016.

What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Greenland and Sri Lanka?

0.1937 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sri Lanka?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.

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.

Greenland vs Sri Lanka: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

Greenland

0.0252 kt

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.2189 kt

in 2016

Greenland rank

130th

Sri Lanka rank

128th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

Greenland
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2189 kt against 0.0252 kt in Greenland, a difference of 0.1937 kt.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.7 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0994 kt	0.1126 kt	0.0132 kt	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0869 kt	0.1609 kt	0.0741 kt	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0454 kt	0.2281 kt	0.1827 kt	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Greenland or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.2189 kt against 0.0252 kt in Greenland as of 2016.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Greenland and Sri Lanka?: 0.1937 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sri Lanka?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Greenland and Sri Lanka rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: Greenland ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th 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.