Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 1.82 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 1.82 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 3.68 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.58 kt, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 16th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.58 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.12 kt | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 2.06 kt | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.53 kt | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4 kt | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.44 kt | +43.4% |
| 1996 | 3.51 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.68 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.91 kt | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 2.28 kt | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 2.39 kt | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.42 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.43 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.53 kt | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.62 kt | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.71 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.56 kt | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.52 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.31 kt | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.18 kt | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.28 kt | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.35 kt | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.21 kt | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.24 kt | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.17 kt | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.31 kt | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.07 kt | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1.82 kt | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8 kt | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.63 kt | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.11 kt | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 1.82 kt | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.82 kt | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +43.4% | 2.4 kt | 3.44 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.65 kt | 1.58 kt | 3.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 kt | 2.18 kt | 2.71 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 kt | 1.8 kt | 2.35 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 kt | 1.63 kt | 2.11 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 13 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 15 Türkiye 0.4494 kt compare
- 16 France 0.4089 kt compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
- 18 Australia 0.376 kt compare
- 19 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in European Union (27)?
- Food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) was 1.82 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 kt in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food packaging — emissions?
- European Union (27) ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.