Food Packaging — Emissions in Oceania

Oceania: Food Packaging — Emissions was 4,350 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,350 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
15,154 kt
in 2010
All-time low
4,332 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Oceania, 1990–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 7.6k kt1991: 7.4k kt1992: 7.7k kt1993: 7.9k kt1994: 8.0k kt1995: 8.0k kt1996: 8.2k kt1997: 8.5k kt1998: 9.7k kt1999: 10.0k kt2000: 10.2k kt2001: 10.0k kt2002: 10.1k kt2003: 9.1k kt2004: 9.3k kt2005: 9.7k kt2006: 9.5k kt2007: 10.7k kt2008: 10.7k kt2009: 12.3k kt2010: 15.2k kt2011: 7.5k kt2012: 5.8k kt2013: 5.7k kt2014: 5.4k kt2015: 4.9k kt2016: 4.9k kt2017: 4.6k kt2018: 4.5k kt2019: 4.4k kt2020: 4.3k kt2021: 4.4k kt2022: 4.3k kt2023: 4.4k kt

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

Analysis

Oceania recorded 4,350 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Oceania peaked at 15,154 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,332 kt, in 2022.

That places Oceania 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Oceania, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,607 kt —
1991 7,412 kt -2.6%
1992 7,662 kt +3.4%
1993 7,862 kt +2.6%
1994 7,978 kt +1.5%
1995 7,953 kt -0.3%
1996 8,172 kt +2.7%
1997 8,549 kt +4.6%
1998 9,701 kt +13.5%
1999 10,008 kt +3.2%
2000 10,212 kt +2.0%
2001 10,048 kt -1.6%
2002 10,124 kt +0.8%
2003 9,149 kt -9.6%
2004 9,326 kt +1.9%
2005 9,689 kt +3.9%
2006 9,504 kt -1.9%
2007 10,679 kt +12.4%
2008 10,730 kt +0.5%
2009 12,341 kt +15.0%
2010 15,154 kt +22.8%
2011 7,487 kt -50.6%
2012 5,779 kt -22.8%
2013 5,686 kt -1.6%
2014 5,353 kt -5.8%
2015 4,932 kt -7.9%
2016 4,869 kt -1.3%
2017 4,637 kt -4.8%
2018 4,543 kt -2.0%
2019 4,445 kt -2.2%
2020 4,338 kt -2.4%
2021 4,381 kt +1.0%
2022 4,332 kt -1.1%
2023 4,350 kt +0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions in Oceania 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -50.6% 15,154 kt 7,487 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,290 kt 7,412 kt 10,008 kt 10
2000s 10,180 kt 9,149 kt 12,341 kt 10
2010s 6,289 kt 4,445 kt 15,154 kt 10
2020s 4,350 kt 4,332 kt 4,381 kt 4

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 18 Indonesia 2,210 kt compare
  2. 19 Algeria 2,047 kt compare
  3. 20 Thailand 1,926 kt compare
  4. 21 Spain 1,926 kt compare
  5. 22 France 1,907 kt compare
  6. 23 Mexico 1,840 kt compare
  7. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,770 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Oceania?
Food packaging — emissions in Oceania was 4,350 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 15,154 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,332 kt in 2022.
How does Oceania rank for food packaging — emissions?
Oceania ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania 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.