Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD
OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions was 69,267 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in OECD stood at 69,267 kt.
The figure is down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in OECD peaked at 119,726 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 65,975 kt, in 2020.
OECD ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90,580 kt | — |
| 1991 | 105,146 kt | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 97,563 kt | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 96,856 kt | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 95,322 kt | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 113,505 kt | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 115,493 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 119,726 kt | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 106,490 kt | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 105,671 kt | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 110,905 kt | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 109,656 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 99,365 kt | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 99,091 kt | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 97,750 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 97,436 kt | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95,295 kt | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 102,602 kt | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 99,081 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 89,990 kt | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 94,606 kt | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 85,056 kt | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 81,017 kt | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 78,368 kt | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 78,602 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77,396 kt | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 76,876 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72,996 kt | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 71,020 kt | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 68,036 kt | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 65,975 kt | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 70,883 kt | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 69,286 kt | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 69,267 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,635 kt | 90,580 kt | 119,726 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,117 kt | 89,990 kt | 110,905 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,397 kt | 68,036 kt | 94,606 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,853 kt | 65,975 kt | 70,883 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in OECD?
- Food packaging — emissions in OECD was 69,267 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 119,726 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,975 kt in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.