Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) was 35,407 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Americas is 35,407 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Americas peaked at 61,112 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31,943 kt, in 2020.
Americas ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,204 kt | — |
| 1991 | 52,618 kt | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 45,040 kt | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 43,355 kt | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 41,837 kt | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 57,903 kt | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 59,126 kt | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 61,112 kt | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 52,531 kt | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 50,373 kt | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 53,465 kt | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 52,396 kt | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 42,122 kt | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 42,295 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 41,466 kt | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 40,998 kt | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 39,601 kt | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 44,401 kt | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 43,133 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 36,624 kt | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 37,762 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 36,366 kt | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 35,168 kt | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 33,694 kt | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 34,922 kt | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 33,975 kt | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 37,888 kt | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 34,537 kt | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 32,457 kt | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 32,500 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 31,943 kt | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 34,760 kt | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 35,570 kt | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 35,407 kt | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +38.4% | 41,837 kt | 57,903 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,910 kt | 41,837 kt | 61,112 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,650 kt | 36,624 kt | 53,465 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,927 kt | 32,457 kt | 37,888 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,420 kt | 31,943 kt | 35,570 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
- 5 Japan 7,223 kt compare
- 6 Germany 5,271 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
- 8 South Africa 4,499 kt compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 4,281 kt compare
- 10 Australia 4,158 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Americas?
- Food packaging — emissions in Americas was 35,407 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 61,112 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,943 kt in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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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.