Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.2583 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 0.2583 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.4301 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2583 kt, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 26th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3309 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3454 kt | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3428 kt | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3392 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3273 kt | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3431 kt | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.367 kt | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4153 kt | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3672 kt | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3983 kt | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3961 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4028 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3829 kt | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4301 kt | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4256 kt | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.405 kt | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3893 kt | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4243 kt | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3857 kt | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3142 kt | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.405 kt | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4017 kt | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3955 kt | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3761 kt | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3436 kt | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3615 kt | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3764 kt | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2773 kt | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2748 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2672 kt | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2635 kt | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.277 kt | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2594 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2583 kt | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3577 kt | 0.3273 kt | 0.4153 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3956 kt | 0.3142 kt | 0.4301 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3479 kt | 0.2672 kt | 0.405 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2646 kt | 0.2583 kt | 0.277 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.2583 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4301 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2583 kt in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.