Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 3,362 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,362 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 35 groups
All-time high
6,740 kt
in 2007
All-time low
3,362 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 6.4k kt1991: 6.3k kt1992: 6.6k kt1993: 5.9k kt1994: 6.1k kt1995: 6.0k kt1996: 6.0k kt1997: 5.9k kt1998: 5.8k kt1999: 5.8k kt2000: 5.7k kt2001: 5.9k kt2002: 5.8k kt2003: 6.3k kt2004: 6.0k kt2005: 5.9k kt2006: 6.6k kt2007: 6.7k kt2008: 6.4k kt2009: 5.4k kt2010: 6.1k kt2011: 5.4k kt2012: 5.1k kt2013: 5.0k kt2014: 4.8k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 4.1k kt2017: 3.9k kt2018: 3.9k kt2019: 3.6k kt2020: 3.4k kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 3.4k kt2023: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe is 3,362 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 6,740 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,362 kt, in 2023.

Northern Europe ranks 27th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,066 kt 5,757 kt 6,558 kt 10
2000s 6,071 kt 5,397 kt 6,740 kt 10
2010s 4,638 kt 3,628 kt 6,069 kt 10
2020s 3,426 kt 3,362 kt 3,575 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 24 Mexico 1,840 kt compare
  2. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,770 kt compare
  3. 26 Chile 1,407 kt compare
  4. 27 Uzbekistan 913.55 kt compare
  5. 28 Qatar 894.03 kt compare
  6. 29 Colombia 818.24 kt compare
  7. 30 Argentina 802.47 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe was 3,362 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 6,740 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 3,362 kt in 2023.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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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
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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.