Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.8639 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Western Europe is 0.8639 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 1.46 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.59 kt, in 2020.
That places Western Europe 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9169 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.43 kt | +55.7% |
| 1992 | 1.41 kt | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.21 kt | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kt | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.46 kt | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.45 kt | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.28 kt | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9451 kt | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9547 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9632 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 kt | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 kt | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 kt | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.17 kt | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kt | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 kt | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9366 kt | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9917 kt | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kt | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9042 kt | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9238 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9373 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9601 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kt | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9025 kt | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6883 kt | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6721 kt | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.59 kt | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.987 kt | +67.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8639 kt | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8639 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +67.3% | 0.59 kt | 0.987 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 kt | 0.9169 kt | 1.46 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kt | 0.9366 kt | 1.17 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9061 kt | 0.6721 kt | 1.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8262 kt | 0.59 kt | 0.987 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Western Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Western Europe was 0.8639 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 kt in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.