Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.06 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.06 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in United States of America peaked at 12.16 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kt, in 2022.
That places United States of America 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.07 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12.16 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.12 kt | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 6.36 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.37 kt | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 5.28 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.28 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.48 kt | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.02 kt | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 3.82 kt | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.93 kt | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.14 kt | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4 kt | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 4.19 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.78 kt | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.99 kt | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.12 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.17 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.34 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8 kt | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 4.65 kt | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.61 kt | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 2.92 kt | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.93 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.53 kt | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1 kt | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.48 kt | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kt | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 1.43 kt | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 kt | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kt | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kt | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 kt | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 kt | 3.82 kt | 12.16 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 kt | 3.14 kt | 4.34 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 kt | 1.27 kt | 4.65 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 kt | 1.06 kt | 1.15 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
- 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare
- 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
- 18 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
- 19 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare
- 20 Poland 0.3121 kt compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in United States of America?
- Food packaging — emissions in United States of America was 1.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kt in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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