Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0308 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0308 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0686 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.0308 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.020.040.062000201120232000: 0.045 kt2001: 0.054 kt2002: 0.055 kt2003: 0.059 kt2004: 0.063 kt2005: 0.056 kt2006: 0.047 kt2007: 0.058 kt2008: 0.06 kt2009: 0.069 kt2010: 0.058 kt2011: 0.057 kt2012: 0.062 kt2013: 0.061 kt2014: 0.055 kt2015: 0.065 kt2016: 0.056 kt2017: 0.037 kt2018: 0.037 kt2019: 0.033 kt2020: 0.034 kt2021: 0.033 kt2022: 0.031 kt2023: 0.031 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Belgium stood at 0.0308 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.0686 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 kt, in 2022.

Belgium ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0566 kt 0.0449 kt 0.0686 kt 10
2010s 0.0521 kt 0.0327 kt 0.0653 kt 10
2020s 0.0322 kt 0.0308 kt 0.0339 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 31 Mexico 0.0448 kt compare
  2. 32 Algeria 0.0355 kt compare
  3. 33 Tajikistan 0.0317 kt compare
  4. 35 Myanmar 0.0298 kt compare
  5. 36 Czechia 0.0258 kt compare
  6. 37 Chile 0.0238 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Belgium?
Food packaging — emissions in Belgium was 0.0308 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0686 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 kt in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — emissions?
Belgium ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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