Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 2.7 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Europe stood at 2.7 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Europe peaked at 4.55 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.63 kt, in 1990.
That places Europe 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.63 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.25 kt | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 3.33 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.66 kt | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 3.33 kt | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 4.41 kt | +32.3% |
| 1996 | 4.35 kt | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.55 kt | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7 kt | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 3.4 kt | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.44 kt | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.63 kt | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 3.88 kt | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.89 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.05 kt | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.35 kt | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 3.28 kt | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.28 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.08 kt | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.86 kt | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 3.05 kt | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 3.14 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.13 kt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.17 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.34 kt | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.18 kt | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.22 kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.92 kt | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.93 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.84 kt | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.64 kt | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.12 kt | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.71 kt | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.66 kt | 2.63 kt | 4.55 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 kt | 2.86 kt | 4.05 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 kt | 2.84 kt | 3.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 kt | 2.64 kt | 3.12 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0108 kt compare
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
- 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0078 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt compare
- 9 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.0026 kt compare
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0018 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Europe was 2.7 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 kt in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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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.