Food Packaging — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0058 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0058 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0108 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.0044 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.011990200620231990: 0.008 kt1991: 0.011 kt1992: 0.01 kt1993: 0.009 kt1994: 0.006 kt1995: 0.006 kt1996: 0.007 kt1997: 0.008 kt1998: 0.008 kt1999: 0.009 kt2000: 0.008 kt2001: 0.008 kt2002: 0.008 kt2003: 0.008 kt2004: 0.008 kt2005: 0.008 kt2006: 0.007 kt2007: 0.007 kt2008: 0.007 kt2009: 0.006 kt2010: 0.007 kt2011: 0.005 kt2012: 0.005 kt2013: 0.005 kt2014: 0.005 kt2015: 0.004 kt2016: 0.005 kt2017: 0.005 kt2018: 0.006 kt2019: 0.006 kt2020: 0.006 kt2021: 0.006 kt2022: 0.006 kt2023: 0.006 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.0058 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.0108 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 kt, in 2015.

Ireland ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0081 kt 0.0057 kt 0.0108 kt 10
2000s 0.0075 kt 0.006 kt 0.0084 kt 10
2010s 0.0054 kt 0.0044 kt 0.0068 kt 10
2020s 0.006 kt 0.0058 kt 0.0062 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 58 Philippines 0.0066 kt compare
  2. 59 Tunisia 0.0064 kt compare
  3. 60 Uruguay 0.006 kt compare
  4. 62 Belarus 0.0057 kt compare
  5. 63 Switzerland 0.0056 kt compare
  6. 64 Azerbaijan 0.0055 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Ireland?
Food packaging — emissions in Ireland was 0.0058 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0108 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 kt in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for food packaging — emissions?
Ireland ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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