Food Packaging — Emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 818.24 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 818.24 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Colombia peaked at 1,014 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.8 kt, in 1990.
That places Colombia 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.8 kt | — |
| 1991 | 41.62 kt | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 48.5 kt | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 45.86 kt | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 46.07 kt | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 97.02 kt | +110.6% |
| 1996 | 114.42 kt | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 118.47 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 117.78 kt | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 96.96 kt | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 100.7 kt | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 103.13 kt | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 102.42 kt | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 106.96 kt | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 95.9 kt | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 102.71 kt | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 79.96 kt | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 154.3 kt | +93.0% |
| 2008 | 209.87 kt | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 213.44 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 231.16 kt | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 198.64 kt | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 195.53 kt | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,014 kt | +418.7% |
| 2014 | 811.8 kt | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 844.8 kt | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 862.49 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 837.49 kt | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 866.47 kt | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 751.57 kt | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 754.86 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 734.85 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 818.24 kt | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 818.24 kt | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 818.24 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.95 kt, 5.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 818.24 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.27 kt, 19.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +418.7% | 195.53 kt | 1,014 kt |
| 1995 | +110.6% | 46.07 kt | 97.02 kt |
| 2007 | +93.0% | 79.96 kt | 154.3 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.65 kt | 39.8 kt | 118.47 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.94 kt | 79.96 kt | 213.44 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 661.41 kt | 195.53 kt | 1,014 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 781.55 kt | 734.85 kt | 818.24 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Colombia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Colombia was 818.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,014 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.