Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 4,158 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Australia stood at 4,158 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 14,770 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,144 kt, in 2020.
Australia ranks 10th 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, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,357 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,150 kt | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 7,431 kt | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 7,613 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7,745 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7,713 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7,904 kt | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 8,234 kt | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 9,425 kt | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 9,686 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 9,898 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9,716 kt | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 9,801 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8,789 kt | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 8,982 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9,273 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9,140 kt | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10,365 kt | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 10,344 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12,017 kt | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 14,770 kt | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 7,207 kt | -51.2% |
| 2012 | 5,519 kt | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 5,430 kt | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,132 kt | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4,723 kt | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 4,674 kt | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,432 kt | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 4,342 kt | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,221 kt | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,144 kt | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,200 kt | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4,158 kt | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 4,158 kt | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,158 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 25.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4,158 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 228.7 kt, 18.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -51.2% | 14,770 kt | 7,207 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,026 kt | 7,150 kt | 9,686 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,833 kt | 8,789 kt | 12,017 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,045 kt | 4,221 kt | 14,770 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,165 kt | 4,144 kt | 4,200 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 193.8 kt compare
- 8 South Africa 4,499 kt compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 103.35 kt compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 4,281 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 69.16 kt compare
- 11 India 3,664 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 31.87 kt compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.97 kt compare
- 12 Canada 3,664 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 3,619 kt compare
- 13 Micronesia 5.82 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Australia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 4,158 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,770 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,144 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.