Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1025 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1025 kt
Change on year
up 21.2%
Rank
4th
of 16 regions
All-time high
0.1025 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0042 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.004 kt1991: 0.005 kt1992: 0.004 kt1993: 0.004 kt1994: 0.004 kt1995: 0.004 kt1996: 0.004 kt1997: 0.005 kt1998: 0.004 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.004 kt2001: 0.005 kt2002: 0.006 kt2003: 0.007 kt2004: 0.008 kt2005: 0.009 kt2006: 0.012 kt2007: 0.013 kt2008: 0.014 kt2009: 0.017 kt2010: 0.02 kt2011: 0.019 kt2012: 0.033 kt2013: 0.044 kt2014: 0.048 kt2015: 0.035 kt2016: 0.052 kt2017: 0.052 kt2018: 0.057 kt2019: 0.076 kt2020: 0.081 kt2021: 0.079 kt2022: 0.085 kt2023: 0.102 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.1025 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.1025 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 kt, in 1994.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0045 kt 0.0042 kt 0.0048 kt 10
2000s 0.0095 kt 0.0045 kt 0.0168 kt 10
2010s 0.0434 kt 0.0186 kt 0.0757 kt 10
2020s 0.0868 kt 0.0789 kt 0.1025 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 129.59 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 127.53 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 6.27 kt compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 3.42 kt compare
  5. 5 India 3.19 kt compare
  6. 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
  7. 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.1025 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.1025 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 kt in 1994.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food packaging — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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