Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.06 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of 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 United States of America is 1.06 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in United States of America peaked at 12.16 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kt, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.07 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12.16 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.12 kt | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 6.36 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.37 kt | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 5.28 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.28 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.48 kt | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.02 kt | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 3.82 kt | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.93 kt | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.14 kt | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4 kt | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 4.19 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.78 kt | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.99 kt | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.12 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.17 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.34 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8 kt | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 4.65 kt | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.61 kt | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 2.92 kt | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.93 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.53 kt | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1 kt | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.48 kt | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kt | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 1.43 kt | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 kt | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kt | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kt | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 kt | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 kt | 3.82 kt | 12.16 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 kt | 3.14 kt | 4.34 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 kt | 1.27 kt | 4.65 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 kt | 1.06 kt | 1.15 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in United States of America?
- Food packaging — emissions in United States of America was 1.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kt in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.