Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD

OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 69,600 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
69,600 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 121 countries
All-time high
120,419 kt
in 1997
All-time low
66,304 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200620231990: 91.4k kt1991: 106.0k kt1992: 98.2k kt1993: 97.5k kt1994: 95.9k kt1995: 114.2k kt1996: 116.2k kt1997: 120.4k kt1998: 107.1k kt1999: 106.2k kt2000: 111.5k kt2001: 110.2k kt2002: 99.9k kt2003: 99.6k kt2004: 98.3k kt2005: 98.0k kt2006: 95.8k kt2007: 103.2k kt2008: 99.6k kt2009: 90.5k kt2010: 95.2k kt2011: 85.6k kt2012: 81.5k kt2013: 78.8k kt2014: 79.1k kt2015: 77.9k kt2016: 77.3k kt2017: 73.4k kt2018: 71.4k kt2019: 68.4k kt2020: 66.3k kt2021: 71.2k kt2022: 69.6k kt2023: 69.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD stood at 69,600 kt.

That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 120,419 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 66,304 kt, in 2020.

OECD ranks 3rd of 121 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 105,307 kt 91,358 kt 120,419 kt 10
2000s 100,667 kt 90,523 kt 111,480 kt 10
2010s 78,846 kt 68,386 kt 95,177 kt 10
2020s 69,190 kt 66,304 kt 71,236 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 99,753 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 96,234 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 12,397 kt compare
  4. 5 Japan 7,283 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 5,313 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 69,600 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 120,419 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 66,304 kt in 2020.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf