Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) was 9,270 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Western Europe is 9,270 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 13,541 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,173 kt, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 13th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,173 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12,863 kt | +148.7% |
| 1992 | 12,667 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 12,089 kt | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 11,620 kt | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 12,714 kt | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 13,111 kt | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,357 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 12,960 kt | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12,274 kt | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 13,209 kt | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 13,470 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13,541 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13,041 kt | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 12,971 kt | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,967 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,899 kt | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13,469 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12,734 kt | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 11,305 kt | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 11,886 kt | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11,555 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 11,123 kt | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 11,110 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10,836 kt | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11,020 kt | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10,919 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,593 kt | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 10,230 kt | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 9,487 kt | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 9,190 kt | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9,905 kt | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 9,270 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9,270 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +148.7% | 5,173 kt | 12,863 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,883 kt | 5,173 kt | 13,357 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,961 kt | 11,305 kt | 13,541 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,876 kt | 9,487 kt | 11,886 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,409 kt | 9,190 kt | 9,905 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Western Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Western Europe was 9,270 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13,541 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,173 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.