Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.41 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Northern America stood at 1.41 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern America peaked at 12.71 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.41 kt, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 18th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.09 kt | 4.28 kt | 12.71 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 kt | 3.58 kt | 4.85 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kt | 1.65 kt | 5.07 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kt | 1.41 kt | 1.52 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Northern America?
- Food packaging — emissions in Northern America was 1.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 kt in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.