Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,080 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,080 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
7,080 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,320 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.7k kt1994: 1.8k kt1995: 1.9k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 2.3k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.1k kt2001: 2.2k kt2002: 2.1k kt2003: 2.1k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.3k kt2006: 2.2k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.6k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 2.8k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.9k kt2013: 4.0k kt2014: 6.5k kt2015: 2.9k kt2016: 3.3k kt2017: 3.1k kt2018: 3.7k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.6k kt2021: 4.4k kt2022: 7.0k kt2023: 7.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in South-Eastern Asia stood at 7,080 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 7,080 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,320 kt, in 1990.

South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in South-Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in South-Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,320 kt
1991 1,666 kt +26.2%
1992 1,666 kt -0.0%
1993 1,743 kt +4.7%
1994 1,782 kt +2.2%
1995 1,918 kt +7.7%
1996 2,163 kt +12.8%
1997 2,253 kt +4.2%
1998 1,793 kt -20.4%
1999 2,067 kt +15.3%
2000 2,137 kt +3.4%
2001 2,165 kt +1.3%
2002 2,113 kt -2.4%
2003 2,147 kt +1.6%
2004 2,518 kt +17.3%
2005 2,323 kt -7.8%
2006 2,235 kt -3.8%
2007 2,391 kt +7.0%
2008 2,627 kt +9.9%
2009 2,675 kt +1.8%
2010 2,766 kt +3.4%
2011 2,537 kt -8.3%
2012 2,946 kt +16.1%
2013 4,048 kt +37.4%
2014 6,457 kt +59.5%
2015 2,899 kt -55.1%
2016 3,305 kt +14.0%
2017 3,098 kt -6.3%
2018 3,675 kt +18.6%
2019 3,543 kt -3.6%
2020 3,550 kt +0.2%
2021 4,410 kt +24.2%
2022 7,022 kt +59.2%
2023 7,080 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,837 kt 1,320 kt 2,253 kt 10
2000s 2,333 kt 2,113 kt 2,675 kt 10
2010s 3,527 kt 2,537 kt 6,457 kt 10
2020s 5,516 kt 3,550 kt 7,080 kt 4

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia

  1. 12 Canada 3,682 kt compare
  2. 13 Republic of Korea 3,643 kt compare
  3. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3,519 kt compare
  4. 15 Italy 3,008 kt compare
  5. 16 Poland 2,637 kt compare
  6. 17 Kazakhstan 2,613 kt compare
  7. 18 Indonesia 2,311 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in South-Eastern Asia?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in South-Eastern Asia was 7,080 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7,080 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,320 kt in 1990.
How does South-Eastern Asia rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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