Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 126,959 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
126,959 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 35 regions
All-time high
137,473 kt
in 2014
All-time low
23,140 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200620231990: 23.1k kt1991: 24.7k kt1992: 26.0k kt1993: 27.8k kt1994: 28.7k kt1995: 28.9k kt1996: 30.0k kt1997: 30.0k kt1998: 27.7k kt1999: 28.4k kt2000: 52.8k kt2001: 63.5k kt2002: 64.0k kt2003: 72.4k kt2004: 89.9k kt2005: 98.8k kt2006: 100.5k kt2007: 108.7k kt2008: 115.1k kt2009: 117.7k kt2010: 122.0k kt2011: 133.0k kt2012: 125.7k kt2013: 129.1k kt2014: 137.5k kt2015: 125.0k kt2016: 124.8k kt2017: 113.6k kt2018: 113.4k kt2019: 106.3k kt2020: 110.6k kt2021: 108.3k kt2022: 127.1k kt2023: 127.0k kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 126,959 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Asia peaked at 137,473 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23,140 kt, in 1990.

Asia ranks 1st of 35 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,534 kt 23,140 kt 30,020 kt 10
2000s 88,320 kt 52,812 kt 117,700 kt 10
2010s 123,044 kt 106,327 kt 137,473 kt 10
2020s 118,243 kt 108,313 kt 127,145 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 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

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Asia?
Food packaging — emissions in Asia was 126,959 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 137,473 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,140 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for food packaging — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 35 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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