Food Packaging — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Packaging — Emissions was 76,643 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
76,643 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
125,488 kt
in 1997
All-time low
73,591 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 95.2k kt1991: 108.8k kt1992: 100.7k kt1993: 99.7k kt1994: 96.0k kt1995: 117.8k kt1996: 121.2k kt1997: 125.5k kt1998: 112.2k kt1999: 111.7k kt2000: 116.5k kt2001: 116.1k kt2002: 106.7k kt2003: 106.7k kt2004: 105.7k kt2005: 104.9k kt2006: 103.4k kt2007: 110.6k kt2008: 107.3k kt2009: 96.6k kt2010: 102.7k kt2011: 94.3k kt2012: 89.9k kt2013: 87.6k kt2014: 87.9k kt2015: 86.4k kt2016: 83.9k kt2017: 80.2k kt2018: 78.7k kt2019: 75.6k kt2020: 73.6k kt2021: 79.2k kt2022: 76.6k kt2023: 76.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries is 76,643 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 125,488 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 73,591 kt, in 2020.

That places Annex I countries 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 108,877 kt 95,182 kt 125,488 kt 10
2000s 107,445 kt 96,634 kt 116,516 kt 10
2010s 86,722 kt 75,577 kt 102,687 kt 10
2020s 76,524 kt 73,591 kt 79,219 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 95,897 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 69,267 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 7,223 kt compare
  6. 6 Germany 5,271 kt compare
  7. 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries?
Food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries was 76,643 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 125,488 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 73,591 kt in 2020.
How does Annex I countries rank for food packaging — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf