China, Taiwan Province of vs Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, Taiwan Province of
3,519 kt
in 2023
Western Europe
9,313 kt
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of rank
14th
Western Europe rank
12th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • Western Europe
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020062023

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 9,313 kt against 3,519 kt in China, Taiwan Province of, a difference of 5,794 kt.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.6 times China, Taiwan Province of's.

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

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 12th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 4,575 kt 11,946 kt 7,371 kt Western Europe
2000s 4,548 kt 13,020 kt 8,472 kt Western Europe
2010s 4,308 kt 10,926 kt 6,618 kt Western Europe
2020s 3,621 kt 9,451 kt 5,830 kt Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), China, Taiwan Province of or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 9,313 kt against 3,519 kt in China, Taiwan Province of as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between China, Taiwan Province of and Western Europe?
5,794 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Western Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Western Europe rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 12th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf