Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.41 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Northern America is 1.41 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern America peaked at 12.71 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.41 kt, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.71 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12.7 kt | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.67 kt | -47.4% |
| 1993 | 6.8 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.82 kt | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 5.75 kt | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.77 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.91 kt | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.52 kt | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 4.28 kt | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 4.39 kt | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.58 kt | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 4.38 kt | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5 kt | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.12 kt | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.39 kt | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 4.55 kt | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.79 kt | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.85 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.23 kt | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 5.07 kt | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 4.11 kt | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 3.43 kt | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 3.32 kt | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.85 kt | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.39 kt | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.74 kt | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 2.32 kt | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.77 kt | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 1.65 kt | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.42 kt | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.52 kt | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.41 kt | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.09 kt | 4.28 kt | 12.71 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 kt | 3.58 kt | 4.85 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kt | 1.65 kt | 5.07 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kt | 1.41 kt | 1.52 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 14 France 0.4089 kt compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
- 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare
- 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Northern America?
- Food packaging — emissions in Northern America was 1.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 kt in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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About this data
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