Food Packaging — Emissions in New Zealand

New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.003 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.003 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.0071 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.003 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.005 kt1991: 0.005 kt1992: 0.004 kt1993: 0.005 kt1994: 0.005 kt1995: 0.006 kt1996: 0.006 kt1997: 0.006 kt1998: 0.005 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.005 kt2001: 0.005 kt2002: 0.005 kt2003: 0.005 kt2004: 0.005 kt2005: 0.005 kt2006: 0.005 kt2007: 0.004 kt2008: 0.005 kt2009: 0.005 kt2010: 0.007 kt2011: 0.005 kt2012: 0.004 kt2013: 0.004 kt2014: 0.004 kt2015: 0.003 kt2016: 0.004 kt2017: 0.004 kt2018: 0.004 kt2019: 0.004 kt2020: 0.003 kt2021: 0.003 kt2022: 0.003 kt2023: 0.003 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in New Zealand stood at 0.003 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in New Zealand peaked at 0.0071 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.003 kt, in 2022.

New Zealand ranks 77th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0052 kt 0.004 kt 0.0057 kt 10
2000s 0.0051 kt 0.0043 kt 0.0053 kt 10
2010s 0.0041 kt 0.0034 kt 0.0071 kt 10
2020s 0.0031 kt 0.003 kt 0.0034 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 74 Albania 0.0037 kt compare
  2. 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.0033 kt compare
  3. 76 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt compare
  4. 78 Zambia 0.0028 kt compare
  5. 79 Denmark 0.0027 kt compare
  6. 80 Saudi Arabia 0.0026 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in New Zealand?
Food packaging — emissions in New Zealand was 0.003 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0071 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.003 kt in 2022.
How does New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 77th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.