Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions 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 15th of 32 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 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 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)
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0003 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 14 France 0.4089 kt compare
- 14 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
- 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
- 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
- 18 Germany 0.3408 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 15th out of 32 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 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.