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Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Countries reporting
133
Highest
129.59 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Guyana
Median
0.0057 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,039

What the numbers show

Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 129.59 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Guyana.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0057 kt, and the mean is 2.15 kt.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 104,189.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 100.0%).

Food Packaging — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 129.59 kt 2023 down 9.9% volatile
2 China, mainland 127.53 kt 2023 down 9.1% volatile
2 Viet Nam 1.48 kt 2023 up 3,661.1% volatile
3 OECD 6.27 kt 2023 down 30.7% falling
3 Türkiye 0.4494 kt 2023 up 349.2% volatile
4 Indonesia 3.42 kt 2023 up 544.3% volatile
5 India 3.19 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt 2023 down 39.9% falling
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0108 kt 2023 up 1,026.7% volatile
7 South Africa 1.92 kt 2023 up 62.5% volatile
7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0078 kt 2023 down 64.0% volatile
8 Brazil 1.87 kt 2023 up 425.9% volatile
9 Japan 1.46 kt 2023 down 33.2% flat
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt 2023 up 53.7% volatile
10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt 2023 up 24.2% volatile
10 Melanesia 0.0026 kt 2023 down 13.2% rising
11 Colombia 0.5015 kt 2023 up 295.1% volatile
11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0018 kt 2023 up 569.8% volatile
12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt 2023 up 76.1% volatile
12 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt 2023 down 2.2% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt 2023 down 1.9% rising
13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0003 kt 2023 — volatile
14 France 0.4089 kt 2023 up 86.3% volatile
14 Micronesia 0.0002 kt 2001 down 42.2% falling
15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt 2023 up 20.9% falling
15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt 2023 down 49.2% volatile
16 Australia 0.376 kt 2023 up 21.3% falling
16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt 2023 down 77.0% volatile
17 Canada 0.3463 kt 2023 down 11.2% falling
18 Germany 0.3408 kt 2023 down 28.8% falling
19 Thailand 0.3328 kt 2023 up 49.2% volatile
20 Poland 0.3121 kt 2023 down 32.4% volatile
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt 2023 down 38.9% volatile
22 Slovakia 0.1311 kt 2023 down 41.8% falling
23 Finland 0.1155 kt 2023 up 124.4% rising
24 Italy 0.0992 kt 2023 down 3.8% falling
25 Spain 0.0972 kt 2023 down 22.9% falling
26 Sweden 0.0969 kt 2023 down 11.8% rising
27 Ukraine 0.0867 kt 2023 down 65.7% volatile
28 Norway 0.0773 kt 2023 up 16.4% falling
29 Austria 0.0512 kt 2023 down 47.6% rising
30 Uganda 0.0493 kt 2023 up 1,184.9% volatile
30 Caribbean 0.0166 kt 2023 up 253.7% volatile
31 Mexico 0.0448 kt 2023 down 28.1% falling
32 Algeria 0.0355 kt 2023 up 144.3% volatile
32 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0007 kt 2023 up 244.7% volatile
33 Tajikistan 0.0317 kt 2023 up 718.1% volatile
34 Belgium 0.0308 kt 2023 down 49.3% falling
35 Myanmar 0.0298 kt 2023 down 0.2% volatile
36 Czechia 0.0258 kt 2023 down 49.8% volatile
37 Chile 0.0238 kt 2023 down 34.4% volatile
38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0214 kt 2023 down 59.8% falling
39 Uzbekistan 0.0198 kt 2023 up 104,189.0% volatile
40 Zimbabwe 0.0189 kt 2023 up 196.4% volatile
41 Romania 0.0187 kt 2023 down 49.0% flat
42 Qatar 0.0159 kt 2023 up 213.4% volatile
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0158 kt 2023 up 570.0% volatile
44 Iceland 0.0152 kt 2023 down 55.3% rising
45 Dominican Republic 0.0151 kt 2023 up 454.8% volatile
46 Portugal 0.0149 kt 2023 down 4.5% falling
47 Argentina 0.0143 kt 2012 up 629.4% volatile
48 Hungary 0.0143 kt 2023 up 78.9% rising
49 Pakistan 0.0135 kt 2023 up 2,119.0% volatile
50 Bulgaria 0.0127 kt 2023 up 73.5% rising
51 Bahrain 0.0116 kt 2023 up 32.1% rising
52 Peru 0.0114 kt 2023 down 35.9% volatile
53 Serbia 0.0112 kt 2023 up 118.2% flat
54 Morocco 0.0102 kt 2023 up 7.7% volatile
55 Greece 0.0079 kt 2023 down 93.0% volatile
56 Mozambique 0.0068 kt 2023 up 132.0% volatile
57 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0067 kt 2004 up 4,932.8% volatile
58 Philippines 0.0066 kt 2023 down 20.0% rising
59 Tunisia 0.0064 kt 2023 down 2.9% volatile
60 Uruguay 0.006 kt 2023 up 17,452.9% volatile
61 Ireland 0.0058 kt 2023 up 15.4% falling
62 Belarus 0.0057 kt 2023 down 33.9% falling
63 Switzerland 0.0056 kt 2023 down 29.3% volatile
64 Azerbaijan 0.0055 kt 2023 up 93.8% volatile
65 Luxembourg 0.0051 kt 2023 down 18.9% volatile
66 Senegal 0.0048 kt 2023 up 83.7% volatile
67 Slovenia 0.0046 kt 2023 down 14.2% rising
68 Angola 0.0043 kt 2023 up 306.0% volatile
69 Egypt 0.0038 kt 2023 up 236.9% volatile
70 Albania 0.0037 kt 2023 up 2,039.5% volatile
71 Kyrgyzstan 0.0033 kt 2023 up 268.0% volatile
72 New Zealand 0.003 kt 2023 down 18.0% falling
73 Zambia 0.0028 kt 2023 up 20.1% falling
74 Denmark 0.0027 kt 2023 down 31.7% volatile
75 Saudi Arabia 0.0026 kt 2023 down 52.2% volatile
76 New Caledonia 0.0026 kt 2023 down 13.2% rising
77 Croatia 0.0026 kt 2023 up 34.8% volatile
78 Eswatini 0.0023 kt 2023 — volatile
79 Honduras 0.0019 kt 2023 up 13.6% volatile
80 Cameroon 0.0017 kt 2023 up 63.0% volatile
81 Malawi 0.0013 kt 2023 up 81.3% rising
82 Armenia 0.0013 kt 2023 up 19.1% volatile
83 Georgia 0.0013 kt 2023 up 165.5% volatile
84 Costa Rica 0.0012 kt 2023 up 40.0% volatile
85 Oman 0.0012 kt 2023 down 45.8% falling
86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0012 kt 2023 down 34.4% rising
87 Cyprus 0.0011 kt 2023 up 54.1% falling
88 North Macedonia 0.0009 kt 2023 down 72.1% volatile
89 Nigeria 0.0009 kt 2023 up 115.9% volatile
90 Estonia 0.0008 kt 2023 down 30.2% falling
91 Sudan (former) 0.0008 kt 2011 — volatile
92 Kuwait 0.0007 kt 2023 up 41.1% volatile
93 Benin 0.0007 kt 2023 down 30.5% volatile
94 Latvia 0.0006 kt 2023 down 25.7% falling
95 Malaysia 0.0006 kt 2023 — volatile
96 Lithuania 0.0006 kt 2023 down 17.3% volatile
97 Togo 0.0004 kt 2023 down 52.7% falling
98 Iraq 0.0004 kt 2010 down 65.7% falling
99 Bangladesh 0.0004 kt 1998 up 1,016.2% volatile
100 Jamaica 0.0004 kt 2023 up 79.9% volatile
101 Nauru 0.0002 kt 2001 down 42.2% falling
102 Malta 0.0002 kt 2023 up 79.6% rising
103 Burkina Faso 0.0002 kt 2023 — flat
104 Jordan 0.0002 kt 2023 down 84.7% volatile
105 Montenegro 0.0002 kt 2023 down 64.1% volatile
106 Turkmenistan 0.0001 kt 2023 up 46.0% rising
107 Singapore 0.0001 kt 2023 down 59.6% volatile
108 Ghana 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
109 Botswana 0.0001 kt 2023 up 760.0% volatile
110 Israel 0.0001 kt 2023 down 8.0% volatile
111 Brunei Darussalam 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
112 United Arab Emirates 0.0001 kt 2023 up 8.3% volatile
113 Suriname 0 kt 2019 down 94.9% volatile
114 Palestine 0 kt 2023 unchanged falling
115 Sri Lanka 0 kt 2016 down 38.5% rising
116 Greenland 0 kt 2023 down 50.0% falling
116 El Salvador 0 kt 2023 down 66.7% falling
118 Cuba 0 kt 2023 — volatile
118 Guyana 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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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
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.