Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.031 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.031 kt
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
32nd
of 34 groups
All-time high
0.031 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0078 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1990–2023

0.010.0150.020.0250.031990200620231990: 0.008 kt1991: 0.008 kt1992: 0.009 kt1993: 0.009 kt1994: 0.011 kt1995: 0.011 kt1996: 0.012 kt1997: 0.01 kt1998: 0.012 kt1999: 0.013 kt2000: 0.012 kt2001: 0.013 kt2002: 0.014 kt2003: 0.013 kt2004: 0.011 kt2005: 0.014 kt2006: 0.016 kt2007: 0.014 kt2008: 0.015 kt2009: 0.018 kt2010: 0.012 kt2011: 0.015 kt2012: 0.015 kt2013: 0.018 kt2014: 0.015 kt2015: 0.015 kt2016: 0.014 kt2017: 0.014 kt2018: 0.015 kt2019: 0.025 kt2020: 0.028 kt2021: 0.028 kt2022: 0.03 kt2023: 0.031 kt

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

Analysis

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recorded 0.031 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 0.031 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 kt, in 1991.

That places Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0081 kt —
1991 0.0078 kt -3.2%
1992 0.0094 kt +19.5%
1993 0.0092 kt -2.0%
1994 0.0108 kt +17.6%
1995 0.0112 kt +4.0%
1996 0.0117 kt +4.4%
1997 0.0099 kt -15.8%
1998 0.012 kt +21.5%
1999 0.0126 kt +5.0%
2000 0.0123 kt -2.3%
2001 0.0128 kt +3.9%
2002 0.0136 kt +6.4%
2003 0.0131 kt -3.8%
2004 0.0109 kt -16.3%
2005 0.0136 kt +24.1%
2006 0.0162 kt +19.1%
2007 0.0144 kt -11.1%
2008 0.0147 kt +2.1%
2009 0.0176 kt +20.2%
2010 0.0121 kt -31.6%
2011 0.0151 kt +24.9%
2012 0.015 kt -0.4%
2013 0.0177 kt +17.9%
2014 0.0154 kt -13.2%
2015 0.0147 kt -4.5%
2016 0.0144 kt -1.5%
2017 0.0142 kt -1.4%
2018 0.0146 kt +2.6%
2019 0.0255 kt +74.5%
2020 0.0285 kt +11.7%
2021 0.0284 kt -0.4%
2022 0.0303 kt +6.8%
2023 0.031 kt +2.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +74.5% 0.0146 kt 0.0255 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0103 kt 0.0078 kt 0.0126 kt 10
2000s 0.0139 kt 0.0109 kt 0.0176 kt 10
2010s 0.0159 kt 0.0121 kt 0.0255 kt 10
2020s 0.0295 kt 0.0284 kt 0.031 kt 4

Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

  1. 29 Ukraine 0.0867 kt compare
  2. 30 Norway 0.0773 kt compare
  3. 31 Austria 0.0512 kt compare
  4. 32 Uganda 0.0493 kt compare
  5. 33 Mexico 0.0448 kt compare
  6. 34 Algeria 0.0355 kt compare
  7. 35 Tajikistan 0.0317 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
Food packaging — emissions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 0.031 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 0.031 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 kt in 1991.
How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for food packaging — emissions?
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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 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.