Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) by country
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases...
Countries reporting
134
Highest
95,897 kt
China
Lowest
0.0002 kt
Guyana
Median
105.08 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,039
What the numbers show
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 95,897 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0002 kt in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 105.08 kt, and the mean is 2,703 kt.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 182,496.0%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 95.2%).
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 95,897 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 92,446 kt | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 69,267 kt | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 12,362 kt | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 7,223 kt | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 5,271 kt | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 5,251 kt | 2023 | up 415.6% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 4,499 kt | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,281 kt | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 4,158 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 11 | India | 3,664 kt | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 3,664 kt | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 3,619 kt | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,451 kt | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 15 | Türkiye | 3,200 kt | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 3,001 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 2,620 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 2,572 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 2,277 kt | 2023 | up 1,345.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 2,210 kt | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 2,047 kt | 2023 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 1,926 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 1,926 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 24 | France | 1,907 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 1,840 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,770 kt | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 1,407 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 913.55 kt | 2023 | up 182,496.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 894.03 kt | 2023 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 818.24 kt | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 802.47 kt | 2012 | up 629.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 786.18 kt | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 33 | Bahrain | 744.53 kt | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 695.16 kt | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 668.11 kt | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 615.6 kt | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 37 | Ukraine | 578.07 kt | 2023 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 563.31 kt | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 39 | Morocco | 547.79 kt | 2023 | up 1,201.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Caribbean | 520.43 kt | 2023 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 509.34 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 487.38 kt | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 43 | Romania | 486.15 kt | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 44 | Serbia | 472.01 kt | 2023 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 443.88 kt | 2023 | up 440.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 411.15 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 396.22 kt | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 367 kt | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Pakistan | 365.49 kt | 2023 | up 1,209.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 355.77 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 312.19 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 299.1 kt | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 290.1 kt | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 270.96 kt | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 213.75 kt | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 56 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 193.8 kt | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 191.09 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Slovenia | 189.38 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 59 | Egypt | 168.98 kt | 2023 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | 167.3 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 162.92 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 146.6 kt | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 63 | New Zealand | 123.63 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 64 | Zambia | 122.8 kt | 2023 | up 745.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 114.03 kt | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 66 | Angola | 109.67 kt | 2023 | up 305.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 106.8 kt | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 103.35 kt | 2023 | up 570.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Mozambique | 101.72 kt | 2023 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 101.67 kt | 2023 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 91.27 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 83.93 kt | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 77.4 kt | 2023 | up 15,181.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 70.44 kt | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia and Montenegro | 69.9 kt | 2004 | up 4,826.1% | volatile |
| 76 | New Caledonia | 69.16 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Melanesia | 69.16 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 78 | Oman | 68.37 kt | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.19 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 80 | Cameroon | 63.83 kt | 2023 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 62.05 kt | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Nigeria | 50.16 kt | 2023 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 40.59 kt | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 84 | Kuwait | 39.23 kt | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 37.49 kt | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 86 | Georgia | 34.54 kt | 2023 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 34.05 kt | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 33.67 kt | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 31.87 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Cyprus | 31.86 kt | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 29.65 kt | 2023 | up 97.8% | falling |
| 92 | Latvia | 25.82 kt | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.22 kt | 2023 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 23.2 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 23.19 kt | 1998 | up 1,115.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 22.49 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.85 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 20.58 kt | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | 18.67 kt | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 16.69 kt | 2023 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Togo | 15.89 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 102 | Uruguay | 11.63 kt | 2023 | up 449.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 11.26 kt | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 11.1 kt | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.97 kt | 2023 | up 1,027.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 8.91 kt | 2023 | up 3,230.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 7.94 kt | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 108 | Malawi | 7.1 kt | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 109 | Malta | 6.73 kt | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 110 | Albania | 6.35 kt | 2023 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Nauru | 5.82 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 111 | Micronesia | 5.82 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 113 | Montenegro | 5.71 kt | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 5.42 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 4.31 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.22 kt | 2023 | up 15,022.2% | volatile |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 3.83 kt | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Iraq | 3.03 kt | 2010 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 119 | Eswatini | 2.68 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | 2.6 kt | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 2.5 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Iceland | 1.91 kt | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.69 kt | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.59 kt | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 1.27 kt | 2023 | up 1,619.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Suriname | 1.22 kt | 2019 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 0.3345 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 0.2189 kt | 2016 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 129 | Cuba | 0.0994 kt | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Greenland | 0.0252 kt | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0.014 kt | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.012 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 0.0078 kt | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Guyana | 0.0002 kt | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 212,609 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 135,965 kt
- Asia 126,959 kt
- Eastern Asia 106,741 kt
- Annex I countries 76,643 kt
- Europe 37,491 kt
- Americas 35,407 kt
- Northern America 25,049 kt
- European Union (27) 21,555 kt
- United States of America 21,385 kt
- Eastern Europe 18,082 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10,357 kt
- Western Europe 9,270 kt
- Africa 8,401 kt
- South America 7,912 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7,436 kt
- South-eastern Asia 6,912 kt
- Southern Europe 6,777 kt
- Western Asia 5,491 kt
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5,271 kt
- Southern Africa 4,510 kt
- Oceania 4,350 kt
- Southern Asia 4,224 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4,192 kt
- Central Asia 3,592 kt
- Northern Europe 3,362 kt
- Northern Africa 3,130 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,114 kt
- Central America 1,924 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1,337 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 623.24 kt
- Eastern Africa 365.88 kt
- Western Africa 220.95 kt
- Middle Africa 173.52 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.