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 133 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.

Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD

Name: Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions was 69,267 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

69,267 kt

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

3rd

of 133 countries

All-time high

119,726 kt

in 1997

All-time low

65,975 kt

in 2020

Years of data

1990–2023

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 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

1 China 95,897 kt compare
2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
5 Japan 7,223 kt compare
6 Germany 5,271 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More climate change data for OECD

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)

All data for OECD →

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 133 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

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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.