Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia
Colombia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.5015 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.5015 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 295.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Colombia peaked at 0.5015 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kt, in 1990.
That places Colombia 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0051 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0113 kt | +122.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 kt | +143.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0222 kt | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0241 kt | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1 kt | +315.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1072 kt | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1102 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1134 kt | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1037 kt | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1043 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1031 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0985 kt | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1041 kt | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0898 kt | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0956 kt | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0535 kt | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0849 kt | +58.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 kt | -67.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 kt | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 kt | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 kt | +47.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0212 kt | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1269 kt | +500.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4113 kt | +224.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3674 kt | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3479 kt | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4023 kt | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4065 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3839 kt | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4052 kt | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4297 kt | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5015 kt | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5015 kt | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5015 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0056 kt, 89.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5015 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0039 kt, 127.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +500.0% | 0.0212 kt | 0.1269 kt |
| 1995 | +315.4% | 0.0241 kt | 0.1 kt |
| 2014 | +224.1% | 0.1269 kt | 0.4113 kt |
| 1992 | +143.0% | 0.0113 kt | 0.0274 kt |
| 1991 | +122.6% | 0.0051 kt | 0.0113 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0625 kt | 0.0051 kt | 0.1134 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0786 kt | 0.0252 kt | 0.1043 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2528 kt | 0.0212 kt | 0.4113 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4595 kt | 0.4052 kt | 0.5015 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Viet Nam 1.48 kt compare
- 10 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 13 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 15 Türkiye 0.4494 kt compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Colombia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Colombia was 0.5015 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5015 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.