Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.1025 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.1025 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.1025 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 kt, in 1998.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0045 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0047 kt | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 kt | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 kt | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 kt | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 kt | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 kt | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 kt | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 kt | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 kt | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 kt | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 kt | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 kt | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kt | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 kt | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 kt | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 kt | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.014 kt | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 kt | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 kt | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 kt | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 kt | +75.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 kt | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 kt | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0349 kt | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0522 kt | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0517 kt | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0573 kt | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0757 kt | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0811 kt | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0789 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0846 kt | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1025 kt | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 kt | 0.0042 kt | 0.0048 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 kt | 0.0045 kt | 0.0168 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 kt | 0.0186 kt | 0.0757 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0868 kt | 0.0789 kt | 0.1025 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.1025 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1025 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 kt in 1998.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.