OECD vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 69,600 kt against 21,453 kt in United States, a difference of 48,147 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.2 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 146 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,307 kt | 41,891 kt | 63,415 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 100,667 kt | 32,500 kt | 68,166 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 78,846 kt | 23,400 kt | 55,446 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 69,190 kt | 20,597 kt | 48,592 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 69,600 kt against 21,453 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between OECD and United States?
- 48,147 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 146 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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About this data
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