Food Packaging — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 2.43 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in South America is 2.43 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 334.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in South America peaked at 2.6 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0998 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.2701 kt | 0.0998 kt | 0.5541 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.628 kt | 0.5307 kt | 0.7173 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 kt | 0.5602 kt | 2.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 kt | 2.43 kt | 2.6 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
- 14 Türkiye 0.4494 kt compare
- 15 France 0.4089 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in South America?
- Food packaging — emissions in South America was 2.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0998 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- South America ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.