Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
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: 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 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3,200 kt | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 3 | OECD | 69,267 kt | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 2,277 kt | 2023 | up 1,345.7% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 396.22 kt | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 5,251 kt | 2023 | up 415.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 193.8 kt | 2023 | up 56.4% | 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 |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 103.35 kt | 2023 | up 570.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 4,158 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 10 | Melanesia | 69.16 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | India | 3,664 kt | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 31.87 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 3,664 kt | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.97 kt | 2023 | up 1,027.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 3,619 kt | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Micronesia | 5.82 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,451 kt | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.69 kt | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 3,001 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.59 kt | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 2,620 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.012 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 2,572 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 2,210 kt | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 2,047 kt | 2023 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 1,926 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1,926 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 22 | France | 1,907 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1,840 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,770 kt | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 1,407 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 913.55 kt | 2023 | up 182,496.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Qatar | 894.03 kt | 2023 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 818.24 kt | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 802.47 kt | 2012 | up 629.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Caribbean | 520.43 kt | 2023 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 786.18 kt | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 31 | Bahrain | 744.53 kt | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 695.16 kt | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.22 kt | 2023 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 668.11 kt | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 615.6 kt | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 578.07 kt | 2023 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 563.31 kt | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 547.79 kt | 2023 | up 1,201.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 509.34 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 487.38 kt | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 486.15 kt | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 41 | Serbia | 472.01 kt | 2023 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 443.88 kt | 2023 | up 440.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 411.15 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 367 kt | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 365.49 kt | 2023 | up 1,209.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 355.77 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 312.19 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 299.1 kt | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 49 | Philippines | 290.1 kt | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 270.96 kt | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 213.75 kt | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 191.09 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Slovenia | 189.38 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 168.98 kt | 2023 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Malaysia | 167.3 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 162.92 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 146.6 kt | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 123.63 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 59 | Zambia | 122.8 kt | 2023 | up 745.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 114.03 kt | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 61 | Angola | 109.67 kt | 2023 | up 305.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 106.8 kt | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 63 | Mozambique | 101.72 kt | 2023 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 101.67 kt | 2023 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 91.27 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 66 | Croatia | 83.93 kt | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 77.4 kt | 2023 | up 15,181.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 70.44 kt | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 69.9 kt | 2004 | up 4,826.1% | volatile |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 69.16 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 68.37 kt | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.19 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 63.83 kt | 2023 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 62.05 kt | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Nigeria | 50.16 kt | 2023 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 40.59 kt | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 77 | Kuwait | 39.23 kt | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 37.49 kt | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 34.54 kt | 2023 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 34.05 kt | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 33.67 kt | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 82 | Cyprus | 31.86 kt | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 29.65 kt | 2023 | up 97.8% | falling |
| 84 | Latvia | 25.82 kt | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 85 | Benin | 23.2 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 23.19 kt | 1998 | up 1,115.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 22.49 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.85 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan (former) | 20.58 kt | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 18.67 kt | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 16.69 kt | 2023 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Togo | 15.89 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 11.63 kt | 2023 | up 449.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 11.26 kt | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 11.1 kt | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 8.91 kt | 2023 | up 3,230.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 7.94 kt | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 7.1 kt | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 6.73 kt | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 100 | Albania | 6.35 kt | 2023 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Nauru | 5.82 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 102 | Montenegro | 5.71 kt | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 5.42 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | 4.31 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.22 kt | 2023 | up 15,022.2% | volatile |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 3.83 kt | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Iraq | 3.03 kt | 2010 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 108 | Eswatini | 2.68 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Singapore | 2.6 kt | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 2.5 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 111 | Iceland | 1.91 kt | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 1.27 kt | 2023 | up 1,619.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Suriname | 1.22 kt | 2019 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Palestine | 0.3345 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 0.2189 kt | 2016 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 0.0994 kt | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Greenland | 0.0252 kt | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.014 kt | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 119 | Gabon | 0.0078 kt | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 120 | 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
- Asia 126,959 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 135,965 kt
- Eastern Asia 106,741 kt
- Annex I countries 76,643 kt
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,337 kt
- Europe 37,491 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 623.24 kt
- Americas 35,407 kt
- Northern America 25,049 kt
- European Union (27) 21,555 kt
- Middle Africa 173.52 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
- Eastern Africa 365.88 kt
- Western Africa 220.95 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.