Food Packaging — Emissions in World

World: Food Packaging — Emissions was 212,609 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
212,609 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
229,242 kt
in 2010
All-time low
112,249 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200620231990: 112.2k kt1991: 127.5k kt1992: 120.9k kt1993: 122.4k kt1994: 119.8k kt1995: 141.3k kt1996: 146.6k kt1997: 151.1k kt1998: 137.3k kt1999: 136.6k kt2000: 165.9k kt2001: 176.5k kt2002: 167.4k kt2003: 175.7k kt2004: 192.3k kt2005: 202.7k kt2006: 203.6k kt2007: 220.8k kt2008: 224.2k kt2009: 216.3k kt2010: 229.2k kt2011: 228.2k kt2012: 216.5k kt2013: 217.7k kt2014: 226.5k kt2015: 213.9k kt2016: 215.0k kt2017: 200.7k kt2018: 198.9k kt2019: 190.2k kt2020: 192.6k kt2021: 195.9k kt2022: 213.8k kt2023: 212.6k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 212,609 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in World peaked at 229,242 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 112,249 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 131,561 kt 112,249 kt 151,052 kt 10
2000s 194,545 kt 165,928 kt 224,228 kt 10
2010s 213,691 kt 190,169 kt 229,242 kt 10
2020s 203,724 kt 192,583 kt 213,848 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 95,897 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 69,267 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in World?
Food packaging — emissions in World was 212,609 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 229,242 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 112,249 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for food packaging — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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