Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.379 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.379 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9659 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.2801 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.85 kt1991: 0.771 kt1992: 0.846 kt1993: 0.86 kt1994: 0.846 kt1995: 0.81 kt1996: 0.763 kt1997: 0.907 kt1998: 0.95 kt1999: 0.958 kt2000: 0.966 kt2001: 0.825 kt2002: 0.509 kt2003: 0.365 kt2004: 0.383 kt2005: 0.404 kt2006: 0.385 kt2007: 0.436 kt2008: 0.516 kt2009: 0.554 kt2010: 0.869 kt2011: 0.368 kt2012: 0.28 kt2013: 0.314 kt2014: 0.32 kt2015: 0.306 kt2016: 0.33 kt2017: 0.345 kt2018: 0.374 kt2019: 0.368 kt2020: 0.365 kt2021: 0.367 kt2022: 0.379 kt2023: 0.379 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.379 kt.

The figure is up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.9659 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2801 kt, in 2012.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.8504 kt
1991 0.7706 kt -9.4%
1992 0.8458 kt +9.8%
1993 0.8601 kt +1.7%
1994 0.846 kt -1.6%
1995 0.8099 kt -4.3%
1996 0.7626 kt -5.8%
1997 0.907 kt +18.9%
1998 0.9502 kt +4.8%
1999 0.9578 kt +0.8%
2000 0.9659 kt +0.8%
2001 0.8246 kt -14.6%
2002 0.5092 kt -38.3%
2003 0.3653 kt -28.3%
2004 0.3827 kt +4.8%
2005 0.4038 kt +5.5%
2006 0.3849 kt -4.7%
2007 0.4359 kt +13.2%
2008 0.5164 kt +18.5%
2009 0.5542 kt +7.3%
2010 0.8691 kt +56.8%
2011 0.3681 kt -57.6%
2012 0.2801 kt -23.9%
2013 0.3136 kt +12.0%
2014 0.3202 kt +2.1%
2015 0.3062 kt -4.4%
2016 0.3302 kt +7.9%
2017 0.3454 kt +4.6%
2018 0.3737 kt +8.2%
2019 0.3676 kt -1.6%
2020 0.3652 kt -0.6%
2021 0.3674 kt +0.6%
2022 0.379 kt +3.2%
2023 0.379 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.856 kt 0.7626 kt 0.9578 kt 10
2000s 0.5343 kt 0.3653 kt 0.9659 kt 10
2010s 0.3874 kt 0.2801 kt 0.8691 kt 10
2020s 0.3727 kt 0.3652 kt 0.379 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
  2. 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
  3. 14 France 0.4089 kt compare
  4. 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare
  5. 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
  6. 18 Germany 0.3408 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.379 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9659 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2801 kt in 2012.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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
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.