Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in OECD
OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 6.27 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 6.27 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in OECD peaked at 18.47 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.27 kt, in 2023.
OECD ranks 3rd of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.92 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18.47 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.54 kt | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 13.05 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.86 kt | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 12.82 kt | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 12.69 kt | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.28 kt | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 10.81 kt | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 10.12 kt | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.32 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.37 kt | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 9.93 kt | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.86 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 10.23 kt | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.22 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.68 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.66 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.16 kt | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 11.27 kt | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 9.92 kt | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 9.04 kt | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 9.05 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.52 kt | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2 kt | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.61 kt | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.84 kt | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 7.17 kt | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 6.81 kt | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 6.31 kt | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.88 kt | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 6.27 kt | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 6.27 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.36 kt | 10.12 kt | 18.47 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.15 kt | 9.37 kt | 10.68 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 kt | 6.81 kt | 11.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 kt | 6.27 kt | 6.88 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 China 129.59 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 127.53 kt compare
- 4 Indonesia 3.42 kt compare
- 5 India 3.19 kt compare
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,497 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions 224.02 kt (2050)
- Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 59,366 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in OECD?
- Food packaging — emissions in OECD was 6.27 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 kt in 2023.
- How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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