Food Packaging — Emissions in Romania

Romania: Food Packaging — Emissions was 486.15 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
486.15 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
40th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1,831 kt
in 1996
All-time low
486.15 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Romania, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.2k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.8k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.0k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.2k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 954 kt2009: 788.9 kt2010: 853.8 kt2011: 849.4 kt2012: 791 kt2013: 610.4 kt2014: 606.4 kt2015: 638.3 kt2016: 641.1 kt2017: 655.3 kt2018: 698.7 kt2019: 670.7 kt2020: 629.6 kt2021: 687.6 kt2022: 486.3 kt2023: 486.2 kt

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 486.15 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Romania peaked at 1,831 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 486.15 kt, in 2023.

That places Romania 40th 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 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,457 kt 1,107 kt 1,831 kt 10
2000s 1,076 kt 788.9 kt 1,207 kt 10
2010s 701.51 kt 606.39 kt 853.82 kt 10
2020s 572.41 kt 486.15 kt 687.56 kt 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 37 Morocco 547.79 kt compare
  2. 38 Belgium 509.34 kt compare
  3. 39 Greece 487.38 kt compare
  4. 41 Serbia, Republic of 472.01 kt compare
  5. 42 Dominican Republic 443.88 kt compare
  6. 43 Portugal 411.15 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Romania?
Food packaging — emissions in Romania was 486.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1,831 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 486.15 kt in 2023.
How does Romania rank for food packaging — emissions?
Romania ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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