Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.2583 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2583 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.4301 kt
in 2003
All-time low
0.2583 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.331 kt1991: 0.345 kt1992: 0.343 kt1993: 0.339 kt1994: 0.327 kt1995: 0.343 kt1996: 0.367 kt1997: 0.415 kt1998: 0.367 kt1999: 0.398 kt2000: 0.396 kt2001: 0.403 kt2002: 0.383 kt2003: 0.43 kt2004: 0.426 kt2005: 0.405 kt2006: 0.389 kt2007: 0.424 kt2008: 0.386 kt2009: 0.314 kt2010: 0.405 kt2011: 0.402 kt2012: 0.396 kt2013: 0.376 kt2014: 0.344 kt2015: 0.361 kt2016: 0.376 kt2017: 0.277 kt2018: 0.275 kt2019: 0.267 kt2020: 0.264 kt2021: 0.277 kt2022: 0.259 kt2023: 0.258 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 0.2583 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.4301 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2583 kt, in 2023.

That places Southern Europe 23rd 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.3309 kt
1991 0.3454 kt +4.4%
1992 0.3428 kt -0.8%
1993 0.3392 kt -1.1%
1994 0.3273 kt -3.5%
1995 0.3431 kt +4.8%
1996 0.367 kt +7.0%
1997 0.4153 kt +13.2%
1998 0.3672 kt -11.6%
1999 0.3983 kt +8.5%
2000 0.3961 kt -0.6%
2001 0.4028 kt +1.7%
2002 0.3829 kt -4.9%
2003 0.4301 kt +12.3%
2004 0.4256 kt -1.0%
2005 0.405 kt -4.8%
2006 0.3893 kt -3.9%
2007 0.4243 kt +9.0%
2008 0.3857 kt -9.1%
2009 0.3142 kt -18.5%
2010 0.405 kt +28.9%
2011 0.4017 kt -0.8%
2012 0.3955 kt -1.5%
2013 0.3761 kt -4.9%
2014 0.3436 kt -8.6%
2015 0.3615 kt +5.2%
2016 0.3764 kt +4.1%
2017 0.2773 kt -26.3%
2018 0.2748 kt -0.9%
2019 0.2672 kt -2.8%
2020 0.2635 kt -1.4%
2021 0.277 kt +5.1%
2022 0.2594 kt -6.4%
2023 0.2583 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3577 kt 0.3273 kt 0.4153 kt 10
2000s 0.3956 kt 0.3142 kt 0.4301 kt 10
2010s 0.3479 kt 0.2672 kt 0.405 kt 10
2020s 0.2646 kt 0.2583 kt 0.277 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 20 Poland 0.3121 kt compare
  2. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 0.1311 kt compare
  4. 23 Finland 0.1155 kt compare
  5. 24 Italy 0.0992 kt compare
  6. 25 Spain 0.0972 kt compare
  7. 26 Sweden 0.0969 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.2583 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4301 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2583 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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
Last refreshed

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