Brazil vs European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)

Brazil
5,313 kt
in 2023
European Union (27)
21,651 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
European Union (27) rank
8th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Brazil
  • European Union (27)
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 21,651 kt against 5,313 kt in Brazil, a difference of 16,338 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and European Union (27) ranks 8th of 120 countries.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1990s 1,036 kt 30,290 kt 29,254 kt European Union (27)
2000s 1,282 kt 32,642 kt 31,360 kt European Union (27)
2010s 2,784 kt 24,846 kt 22,062 kt European Union (27)
2020s 5,478 kt 22,076 kt 16,598 kt European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Brazil or European Union (27)?
European Union (27), at 21,651 kt against 5,313 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Brazil and European Union (27)?
16,338 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union (27)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and European Union (27) rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 6th and European Union (27) ranks 8th of 120 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

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, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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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.