Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.376 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.376 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.9605 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.2764 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.845 kt1991: 0.765 kt1992: 0.842 kt1993: 0.855 kt1994: 0.841 kt1995: 0.804 kt1996: 0.757 kt1997: 0.901 kt1998: 0.945 kt1999: 0.953 kt2000: 0.961 kt2001: 0.819 kt2002: 0.504 kt2003: 0.36 kt2004: 0.378 kt2005: 0.399 kt2006: 0.38 kt2007: 0.432 kt2008: 0.511 kt2009: 0.549 kt2010: 0.862 kt2011: 0.363 kt2012: 0.276 kt2013: 0.31 kt2014: 0.317 kt2015: 0.303 kt2016: 0.327 kt2017: 0.342 kt2018: 0.37 kt2019: 0.364 kt2020: 0.362 kt2021: 0.364 kt2022: 0.376 kt2023: 0.376 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Australia is 0.376 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.9605 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2764 kt, in 2012.

Australia ranks 17th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8508 kt 0.7569 kt 0.9527 kt 10
2000s 0.5292 kt 0.3602 kt 0.9605 kt 10
2010s 0.3833 kt 0.2764 kt 0.8619 kt 10
2020s 0.3695 kt 0.3618 kt 0.376 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 Türkiye 0.4494 kt compare
  2. 15 France 0.4089 kt compare
  3. 16 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
  4. 18 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
  5. 19 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
  6. 20 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Australia?
Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 0.376 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9605 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2764 kt in 2012.
How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
Australia ranks 17th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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

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.