Food Packaging — Emissions in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Food Packaging — Emissions was 3,451 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,451 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5,031 kt
in 1996
All-time low
3,451 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 3.8k kt1991: 4.3k kt1992: 4.4k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.5k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 5.0k kt1997: 5.0k kt1998: 4.4k kt1999: 4.2k kt2000: 4.1k kt2001: 4.1k kt2002: 4.4k kt2003: 4.5k kt2004: 4.7k kt2005: 4.8k kt2006: 4.8k kt2007: 4.7k kt2008: 4.4k kt2009: 4.0k kt2010: 4.2k kt2011: 4.9k kt2012: 4.7k kt2013: 4.8k kt2014: 4.3k kt2015: 4.2k kt2016: 4.0k kt2017: 3.9k kt2018: 3.5k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 3.8k kt2022: 3.5k kt2023: 3.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 3,451 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 5,031 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3,451 kt, in 2022.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,793 kt
1991 4,347 kt +14.6%
1992 4,424 kt +1.8%
1993 4,399 kt -0.6%
1994 4,498 kt +2.3%
1995 4,697 kt +4.4%
1996 5,031 kt +7.1%
1997 5,024 kt -0.1%
1998 4,389 kt -12.6%
1999 4,161 kt -5.2%
2000 4,137 kt -0.6%
2001 4,066 kt -1.7%
2002 4,425 kt +8.8%
2003 4,505 kt +1.8%
2004 4,723 kt +4.8%
2005 4,758 kt +0.7%
2006 4,815 kt +1.2%
2007 4,664 kt -3.1%
2008 4,409 kt -5.5%
2009 4,007 kt -9.1%
2010 4,244 kt +5.9%
2011 4,889 kt +15.2%
2012 4,746 kt -2.9%
2013 4,792 kt +1.0%
2014 4,338 kt -9.5%
2015 4,208 kt -3.0%
2016 4,020 kt -4.5%
2017 3,854 kt -4.1%
2018 3,538 kt -8.2%
2019 3,529 kt -0.2%
2020 3,537 kt +0.2%
2021 3,764 kt +6.4%
2022 3,451 kt -8.3%
2023 3,451 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,476 kt 3,793 kt 5,031 kt 10
2000s 4,451 kt 4,007 kt 4,815 kt 10
2010s 4,216 kt 3,529 kt 4,889 kt 10
2020s 3,551 kt 3,451 kt 3,764 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 11 India 3,664 kt compare
  2. 11 Republic of Moldova 31.87 kt compare
  3. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.97 kt compare
  4. 12 Canada 3,664 kt compare
  5. 13 Republic of Korea 3,619 kt compare
  6. 13 Micronesia 5.82 kt compare
  7. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 1.69 kt compare
  8. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.59 kt compare
  9. 15 Italy 3,001 kt compare
  10. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.012 kt compare
  11. 16 Poland 2,620 kt compare
  12. 17 Kazakhstan 2,572 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in China, Taiwan Province of?
Food packaging — emissions in China, Taiwan Province of was 3,451 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 5,031 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 3,451 kt in 2022.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for food packaging — emissions?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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