Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Latvia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 30.27 kt against 25.86 kt in Latvia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Zimbabwe?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Latvia vs Zimbabwe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Latvia

25.86 kt

in 2023

Zimbabwe

30.27 kt

in 2023

Latvia rank

92nd

Zimbabwe rank

91st

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

Latvia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 30.27 kt against 25.86 kt in Latvia, a difference of 4.41 kt.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 134 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.82 kt	45.41 kt	12.4 kt	Latvia
2000s	37.8 kt	46.66 kt	8.86 kt	Zimbabwe
2010s	27.38 kt	15 kt	12.38 kt	Latvia
2020s	27.04 kt	22.3 kt	4.74 kt	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Latvia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 30.27 kt against 25.86 kt in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Latvia and Zimbabwe?: 4.41 kt, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Zimbabwe?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Zimbabwe rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?: Latvia ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 91st 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.