Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD

OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 69,267 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
69,267 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
119,726 kt
in 1997
All-time low
65,975 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200620231990: 90.6k kt1991: 105.1k kt1992: 97.6k kt1993: 96.9k kt1994: 95.3k kt1995: 113.5k kt1996: 115.5k kt1997: 119.7k kt1998: 106.5k kt1999: 105.7k kt2000: 110.9k kt2001: 109.7k kt2002: 99.4k kt2003: 99.1k kt2004: 97.7k kt2005: 97.4k kt2006: 95.3k kt2007: 102.6k kt2008: 99.1k kt2009: 90.0k kt2010: 94.6k kt2011: 85.1k kt2012: 81.0k kt2013: 78.4k kt2014: 78.6k kt2015: 77.4k kt2016: 76.9k kt2017: 73.0k kt2018: 71.0k kt2019: 68.0k kt2020: 66.0k kt2021: 70.9k kt2022: 69.3k kt2023: 69.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD stood at 69,267 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD peaked at 119,726 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 65,975 kt, in 2020.

That places OECD 3rd out of 133 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 104,635 kt 90,580 kt 119,726 kt 10
2000s 100,117 kt 89,990 kt 110,905 kt 10
2010s 78,397 kt 68,036 kt 94,606 kt 10
2020s 68,853 kt 65,975 kt 70,883 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China 95,897 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
  4. 5 Japan 7,223 kt compare
  5. 6 Germany 5,271 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD?
Food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in OECD was 69,267 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 119,726 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 65,975 kt in 2020.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed

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