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 9th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
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
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.82 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 9th out of 133 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.