Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.4746 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4746 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.19 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.4344 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.943 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 0.954 kt1994: 0.85 kt1995: 0.782 kt1996: 0.61 kt1997: 0.631 kt1998: 0.549 kt1999: 0.622 kt2000: 0.482 kt2001: 0.434 kt2002: 0.466 kt2003: 0.463 kt2004: 0.51 kt2005: 0.514 kt2006: 0.525 kt2007: 0.584 kt2008: 0.597 kt2009: 0.516 kt2010: 0.595 kt2011: 0.535 kt2012: 0.544 kt2013: 0.534 kt2014: 0.586 kt2015: 0.639 kt2016: 0.662 kt2017: 0.613 kt2018: 0.605 kt2019: 0.506 kt2020: 0.479 kt2021: 0.491 kt2022: 0.475 kt2023: 0.475 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe stood at 0.4746 kt.

That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 1.19 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4344 kt, in 2001.

That places Northern Europe 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.9434 kt
1991 1.08 kt +14.4%
1992 1.19 kt +10.4%
1993 0.9544 kt -19.9%
1994 0.85 kt -10.9%
1995 0.7818 kt -8.0%
1996 0.6103 kt -21.9%
1997 0.6311 kt +3.4%
1998 0.5491 kt -13.0%
1999 0.6222 kt +13.3%
2000 0.4821 kt -22.5%
2001 0.4344 kt -9.9%
2002 0.4663 kt +7.3%
2003 0.4625 kt -0.8%
2004 0.5101 kt +10.3%
2005 0.5145 kt +0.9%
2006 0.5248 kt +2.0%
2007 0.5843 kt +11.3%
2008 0.5972 kt +2.2%
2009 0.516 kt -13.6%
2010 0.5952 kt +15.3%
2011 0.5346 kt -10.2%
2012 0.5443 kt +1.8%
2013 0.5339 kt -1.9%
2014 0.5857 kt +9.7%
2015 0.6389 kt +9.1%
2016 0.6622 kt +3.6%
2017 0.613 kt -7.4%
2018 0.6054 kt -1.2%
2019 0.5058 kt -16.5%
2020 0.4794 kt -5.2%
2021 0.4914 kt +2.5%
2022 0.4746 kt -3.4%
2023 0.4746 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8214 kt 0.5491 kt 1.19 kt 10
2000s 0.5092 kt 0.4344 kt 0.5972 kt 10
2010s 0.5819 kt 0.5058 kt 0.6622 kt 10
2020s 0.48 kt 0.4746 kt 0.4914 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 18 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
  2. 19 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare
  3. 20 Poland 0.3121 kt compare
  4. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare
  5. 22 Slovakia 0.1311 kt compare
  6. 23 Finland 0.1155 kt compare
  7. 24 Italy 0.0992 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe was 0.4746 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4344 kt in 2001.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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