Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.4746 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4746 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 35 groups
All-time high
1.19 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.4344 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.943 kt1991: 1.1 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 0.954 kt1994: 0.85 kt1995: 0.782 kt1996: 0.61 kt1997: 0.631 kt1998: 0.549 kt1999: 0.622 kt2000: 0.482 kt2001: 0.434 kt2002: 0.466 kt2003: 0.462 kt2004: 0.51 kt2005: 0.514 kt2006: 0.525 kt2007: 0.584 kt2008: 0.597 kt2009: 0.516 kt2010: 0.595 kt2011: 0.535 kt2012: 0.544 kt2013: 0.534 kt2014: 0.586 kt2015: 0.639 kt2016: 0.662 kt2017: 0.613 kt2018: 0.605 kt2019: 0.506 kt2020: 0.479 kt2021: 0.491 kt2022: 0.475 kt2023: 0.475 kt

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 0.4746 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 1.19 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4344 kt, in 2001.

That places Northern Europe 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 0.8214 kt 0.5491 kt 1.19 kt 10
2000s 0.5092 kt 0.4344 kt 0.5972 kt 10
2010s 0.5819 kt 0.5058 kt 0.6622 kt 10
2020s 0.48 kt 0.4746 kt 0.4914 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare
  2. 23 Slovakia 0.1311 kt compare
  3. 24 Finland 0.1155 kt compare
  4. 25 Italy 0.0992 kt compare
  5. 26 Spain 0.0972 kt compare
  6. 27 Sweden 0.0969 kt compare
  7. 28 Ukraine 0.0867 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe was 0.4746 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4344 kt in 2001.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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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
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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.