Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 4,281 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4,281 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 15,097 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,281 kt, in 2022.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,554 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,360 kt | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 7,616 kt | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 7,816 kt | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7,928 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7,898 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,117 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8,505 kt | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 9,657 kt | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 9,954 kt | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 10,164 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10,021 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 10,076 kt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,101 kt | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 9,278 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9,621 kt | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9,447 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10,610 kt | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 10,670 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,285 kt | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15,097 kt | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 7,413 kt | -50.9% |
| 2012 | 5,711 kt | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 5,607 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,289 kt | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 4,870 kt | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 4,809 kt | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,587 kt | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,489 kt | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,384 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,284 kt | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,329 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,281 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,281 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,241 kt | 7,360 kt | 9,954 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,127 kt | 9,101 kt | 12,285 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,226 kt | 4,384 kt | 15,097 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,294 kt | 4,281 kt | 4,329 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 4,281 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15,097 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,281 kt in 2022.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 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.