Americas vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 69,600 kt against 35,583 kt in Americas, a difference of 34,017 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.0 times Americas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,282 kt | 105,307 kt | 54,025 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 43,911 kt | 100,667 kt | 56,756 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 35,138 kt | 78,846 kt | 43,708 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 34,598 kt | 69,190 kt | 34,592 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Americas or OECD?
- OECD, at 69,600 kt against 35,583 kt in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and OECD?
- 34,017 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 6th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
- 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.