Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions was 509.34 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
509.34 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
968.57 kt
in 2003
All-time low
509.34 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

02004006008001.0k2000201120232000: 843.7 kt2001: 846.8 kt2002: 812.9 kt2003: 968.6 kt2004: 931 kt2005: 912.3 kt2006: 889.6 kt2007: 904.7 kt2008: 823.4 kt2009: 745.2 kt2010: 688.8 kt2011: 697.5 kt2012: 698.9 kt2013: 665.3 kt2014: 653.6 kt2015: 683 kt2016: 635.7 kt2017: 540.4 kt2018: 563.4 kt2019: 519.7 kt2020: 516.9 kt2021: 534.9 kt2022: 509.3 kt2023: 509.3 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 509.34 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Belgium peaked at 968.57 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 509.34 kt, in 2022.

That places Belgium 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 867.82 kt 745.16 kt 968.57 kt 10
2010s 634.63 kt 519.72 kt 698.89 kt 10
2020s 517.62 kt 509.34 kt 534.85 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 35 Ukraine 578.07 kt compare
  2. 36 Slovak Republic 563.31 kt compare
  3. 37 Morocco 547.79 kt compare
  4. 39 Greece 487.38 kt compare
  5. 40 Romania 486.15 kt compare
  6. 41 Serbia 472.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Belgium?
Food packaging — emissions in Belgium was 509.34 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 968.57 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 509.34 kt in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — emissions?
Belgium ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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