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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Austria

Austria: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0081 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0081 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.0091 kt per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0055 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Austria, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011990200620231990: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.007 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.009 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.008 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Austria stood at 0.0081 kt per square kilometre.

The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.

Austria ranks 16th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Austria, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0064 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0066 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1992 0.0055 kt per square kilometre -17.0%
1993 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
1994 0.0058 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1995 0.006 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1996 0.0063 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1997 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +20.8%
1998 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +13.3%
1999 0.0077 kt per square kilometre -11.4%
2000 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
2001 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2002 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +9.0%
2004 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.0085 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2006 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2007 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2008 0.0081 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
2009 0.0078 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
2010 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +11.6%
2011 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 0.0079 kt per square kilometre -10.0%
2013 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
2014 0.0082 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2015 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
2016 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2017 0.0088 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2018 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2019 0.009 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 0.0086 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
2021 0.0091 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
2022 0.0081 kt per square kilometre -10.6%
2023 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0081 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 kt per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0081 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0079 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 13 Slovenia 0.0094 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Dominican Republic 0.0092 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 Poland 0.0086 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Czechia 0.008 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Serbia 0.0054 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 Portugal 0.0045 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Austria?
Food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Austria was 0.0081 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Austria rank for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 3,249 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.