Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Italy or Poland?

Italy, at 3,008 kt against 2,637 kt in Poland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Poland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Italy

3,008 kt

in 2023

Poland

2,637 kt

in 2023

Italy rank

16th

Poland rank

17th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3,008 kt against 2,637 kt in Poland, a difference of 371 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 16th and Poland ranks 17th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,875 kt	3,282 kt	1,593 kt	Italy
2000s	5,213 kt	2,579 kt	2,633 kt	Italy
2010s	3,139 kt	2,777 kt	362 kt	Italy
2020s	2,964 kt	2,713 kt	251.16 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Italy or Poland?: Italy, at 3,008 kt against 2,637 kt in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Italy and Poland?: 371 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?: Italy ranks 16th and Poland ranks 17th of 134 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, 5,039 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.