Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 6,777 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6,777 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
12,453 kt
in 2003
All-time low
6,358 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 8.7k kt1991: 8.9k kt1992: 9.6k kt1993: 9.3k kt1994: 9.5k kt1995: 9.9k kt1996: 10.0k kt1997: 11.5k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 11.4k kt2000: 11.9k kt2001: 12.0k kt2002: 12.3k kt2003: 12.5k kt2004: 12.1k kt2005: 12.3k kt2006: 11.5k kt2007: 12.3k kt2008: 11.3k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 8.8k kt2011: 8.6k kt2012: 8.0k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 6.9k kt2015: 7.3k kt2016: 7.1k kt2017: 7.5k kt2018: 7.2k kt2019: 6.8k kt2020: 6.4k kt2021: 7.3k kt2022: 6.8k kt2023: 6.8k kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 6,777 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 12,453 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6,358 kt, in 2020.

Southern Europe ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,734 kt
1991 8,863 kt +1.5%
1992 9,597 kt +8.3%
1993 9,332 kt -2.8%
1994 9,484 kt +1.6%
1995 9,935 kt +4.8%
1996 9,954 kt +0.2%
1997 11,532 kt +15.9%
1998 10,019 kt -13.1%
1999 11,442 kt +14.2%
2000 11,865 kt +3.7%
2001 11,989 kt +1.0%
2002 12,255 kt +2.2%
2003 12,453 kt +1.6%
2004 12,115 kt -2.7%
2005 12,268 kt +1.3%
2006 11,458 kt -6.6%
2007 12,296 kt +7.3%
2008 11,291 kt -8.2%
2009 8,891 kt -21.3%
2010 8,751 kt -1.6%
2011 8,568 kt -2.1%
2012 8,016 kt -6.4%
2013 6,976 kt -13.0%
2014 6,856 kt -1.7%
2015 7,326 kt +6.9%
2016 7,122 kt -2.8%
2017 7,473 kt +4.9%
2018 7,226 kt -3.3%
2019 6,798 kt -5.9%
2020 6,358 kt -6.5%
2021 7,323 kt +15.2%
2022 6,792 kt -7.2%
2023 6,777 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,889 kt 8,734 kt 11,532 kt 10
2000s 11,688 kt 8,891 kt 12,453 kt 10
2010s 7,511 kt 6,798 kt 8,751 kt 10
2020s 6,812 kt 6,358 kt 7,323 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 13 Republic of Korea 3,619 kt compare
  2. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3,451 kt compare
  3. 15 Italy 3,001 kt compare
  4. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.012 kt compare
  5. 16 Poland 2,620 kt compare
  6. 17 Kazakhstan 2,572 kt compare
  7. 18 Indonesia 2,210 kt compare
  8. 19 Algeria 2,047 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe was 6,777 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 12,453 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,358 kt in 2020.
How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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