Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions was 509.34 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
509.34 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 133 countries
All-time high
968.57 kt
in 2003
All-time low
509.34 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

02004006008001.0k2000201120232000: 843.7 kt2001: 846.8 kt2002: 812.9 kt2003: 968.6 kt2004: 931 kt2005: 912.3 kt2006: 889.6 kt2007: 904.7 kt2008: 823.4 kt2009: 745.2 kt2010: 688.8 kt2011: 697.5 kt2012: 698.9 kt2013: 665.3 kt2014: 653.6 kt2015: 683 kt2016: 635.7 kt2017: 540.4 kt2018: 563.4 kt2019: 519.7 kt2020: 516.9 kt2021: 534.9 kt2022: 509.3 kt2023: 509.3 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Belgium is 509.34 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Belgium peaked at 968.57 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 509.34 kt, in 2022.

Belgium ranks 40th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 867.81 kt 745.16 kt 968.57 kt 10
2010s 634.63 kt 519.72 kt 698.89 kt 10
2020s 517.62 kt 509.34 kt 534.85 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 37 Slovakia 563.31 kt compare
  2. 38 Morocco 547.79 kt compare
  3. 39 Caribbean 520.43 kt compare
  4. 41 Greece 487.38 kt compare
  5. 42 Romania 486.15 kt compare
  6. 43 Serbia 472.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Belgium?
Food packaging — emissions in Belgium was 509.34 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 968.57 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 509.34 kt in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — emissions?
Belgium ranks 40th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.