Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium
Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions was 509.34 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023
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 38th of 120 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 843.71 kt | — |
| 2001 | 846.76 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 812.88 kt | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 968.57 kt | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 931.04 kt | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 912.27 kt | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 889.63 kt | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 904.71 kt | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 823.41 kt | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 745.16 kt | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 688.82 kt | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 697.5 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 698.89 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 665.33 kt | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 653.6 kt | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 682.99 kt | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 635.65 kt | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 540.44 kt | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 563.36 kt | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 519.72 kt | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 516.93 kt | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 534.85 kt | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 509.34 kt | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 509.34 kt | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 509.34 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 509.34 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.42 kt, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
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 38th out of 120 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
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.