Food Packaging — Emissions in Italy

Italy: Food Packaging — Emissions was 3,001 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,001 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5,868 kt
in 1997
All-time low
2,597 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Italy, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.5k kt1991: 4.7k kt1992: 4.6k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.6k kt1995: 5.0k kt1996: 4.9k kt1997: 5.9k kt1998: 4.6k kt1999: 5.5k kt2000: 5.7k kt2001: 5.4k kt2002: 5.5k kt2003: 5.6k kt2004: 5.6k kt2005: 5.4k kt2006: 5.2k kt2007: 5.1k kt2008: 4.7k kt2009: 3.9k kt2010: 4.0k kt2011: 3.7k kt2012: 3.4k kt2013: 2.9k kt2014: 2.8k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 3.0k kt2017: 3.0k kt2018: 2.9k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 3.2k kt2022: 3.0k kt2023: 3.0k kt

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 3,001 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Italy peaked at 5,868 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,597 kt, in 2020.

Italy ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,864 kt 4,407 kt 5,868 kt 10
2000s 5,200 kt 3,946 kt 5,660 kt 10
2010s 3,130 kt 2,716 kt 3,973 kt 10
2020s 2,957 kt 2,597 kt 3,229 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 12 Canada 3,664 kt compare
  2. 13 Republic of Korea 3,619 kt compare
  3. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3,451 kt compare
  4. 16 Poland 2,620 kt compare
  5. 17 Kazakhstan 2,572 kt compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 2,210 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Italy?
Food packaging — emissions in Italy was 3,001 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 5,868 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2,597 kt in 2020.
How does Italy rank for food packaging — emissions?
Italy ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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