Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in World
World: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 150.79 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 150.79 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in World peaked at 177.13 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.62 kt, in 1999.
World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.43 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25.43 kt | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 19.76 kt | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 21.71 kt | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 20.86 kt | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 22 kt | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 22.16 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.48 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.55 kt | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 19.62 kt | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 36.03 kt | +83.6% |
| 2001 | 80.56 kt | +123.6% |
| 2002 | 81.01 kt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.01 kt | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 123.7 kt | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 138.21 kt | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 139.85 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 151.44 kt | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 158.87 kt | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 161.75 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 165.13 kt | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 177.13 kt | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 162.17 kt | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 160.04 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 165.69 kt | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 152.06 kt | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 149.67 kt | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 134.99 kt | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 130.15 kt | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 117.53 kt | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 125.94 kt | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 119.45 kt | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 150.59 kt | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 150.79 kt | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +123.6% | 36.03 kt | 80.56 kt |
| 2000 | +83.6% | 19.62 kt | 36.03 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9 kt | 19.62 kt | 25.43 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.54 kt | 36.03 kt | 161.75 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.46 kt | 117.53 kt | 177.13 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.69 kt | 119.45 kt | 150.79 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in World?
- Food packaging — emissions in World was 150.79 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 177.13 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.62 kt in 1999.
- How does World rank for food packaging — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.