Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 4,158 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4,158 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 14,770 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,144 kt, in 2020.
That places Australia 10th out of 120 countries 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,026 kt | 7,150 kt | 9,686 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,833 kt | 8,789 kt | 12,017 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,045 kt | 4,221 kt | 14,770 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,165 kt | 4,144 kt | 4,200 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
- 8 South Africa 4,499 kt compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 4,281 kt compare
- 11 India 3,664 kt compare
- 12 Canada 3,664 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 3,619 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Australia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 4,158 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,770 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,144 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
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