Food Packaging — Emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0252 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Greenland stood at 0.0252 kt.
That represents a change of down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.1225 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 kt, in 2018.
That places Greenland 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1043 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1045 kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.104 kt | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1033 kt | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1002 kt | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1035 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 kt | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1066 kt | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0792 kt | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0785 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.08 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0836 kt | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0839 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0849 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0805 kt | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0794 kt | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0789 kt | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1225 kt | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1001 kt | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.075 kt | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 kt | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0525 kt | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0507 kt | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.054 kt | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0528 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 kt | -56.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0276 kt | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0264 kt | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0231 kt | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0248 kt | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0248 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 kt | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0252 kt | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 kt | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0252 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0252 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.42 kt, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +55.1% | 0.0789 kt | 0.1225 kt |
| 2015 | -56.0% | 0.0528 kt | 0.0232 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0994 kt | 0.0785 kt | 0.1099 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0869 kt | 0.075 kt | 0.1225 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0392 kt | 0.0231 kt | 0.0569 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 kt | 0.0246 kt | 0.0252 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Greenland?
- Food packaging — emissions in Greenland was 0.0252 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1225 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 kt in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.