Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Romania

Romania: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 487.72 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
487.72 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
39th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1,836 kt
in 1996
All-time low
487.72 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.2k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.8k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.0k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.2k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 957.1 kt2009: 791.6 kt2010: 856.8 kt2011: 853.1 kt2012: 794.2 kt2013: 612.8 kt2014: 608.7 kt2015: 640.7 kt2016: 643.5 kt2017: 657.8 kt2018: 701.1 kt2019: 673.1 kt2020: 631.9 kt2021: 689.9 kt2022: 487.8 kt2023: 487.7 kt

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 487.72 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Romania peaked at 1,836 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 487.72 kt, in 2023.

That places Romania 39th out of 121 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,460 kt 1,110 kt 1,836 kt 10
2000s 1,079 kt 791.59 kt 1,211 kt 10
2010s 704.19 kt 608.68 kt 856.84 kt 10
2020s 574.35 kt 487.72 kt 689.93 kt 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 36 Morocco 550.2 kt compare
  2. 37 Belgium 511 kt compare
  3. 38 Greece 488.78 kt compare
  4. 40 Serbia 473.91 kt compare
  5. 41 Dominican Republic 445.41 kt compare
  6. 42 Portugal 412.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Romania?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Romania was 487.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1,836 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 487.72 kt in 2023.
How does Romania rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Romania ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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