Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 3.21 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 3.21 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 3.68 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7235 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 9th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7235 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.8178 kt | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8425 kt | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8724 kt | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9755 kt | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9693 kt | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9685 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1 kt | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.29 kt | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 1.28 kt | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.24 kt | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.28 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.23 kt | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.34 kt | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5 kt | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.12 kt | +41.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 kt | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.64 kt | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 1.74 kt | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.82 kt | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.29 kt | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 2.27 kt | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.02 kt | +32.8% |
| 2014 | 3.68 kt | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 2.94 kt | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 kt | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.04 kt | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.55 kt | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 3.37 kt | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.83 kt | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 3.03 kt | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.21 kt | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 3.21 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.966 kt | 0.7235 kt | 1.29 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 kt | 1.23 kt | 2.43 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 kt | 1.82 kt | 3.68 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 kt | 2.83 kt | 3.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
- 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1.48 kt compare
- 10 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 12 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Southern Asia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Southern Asia was 3.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7235 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 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.