Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 21,453 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 21,453 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 51,697 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18,683 kt, in 2020.
That places United States 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,280 kt | — |
| 1991 | 44,442 kt | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 36,494 kt | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 35,103 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 33,178 kt | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 49,656 kt | +49.7% |
| 1996 | 49,888 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 51,697 kt | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 41,467 kt | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 39,708 kt | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 42,626 kt | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 41,462 kt | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 31,244 kt | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 31,413 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31,256 kt | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30,484 kt | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 29,388 kt | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 30,694 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 30,466 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25,972 kt | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 27,137 kt | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 25,610 kt | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 24,143 kt | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 23,448 kt | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25,628 kt | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 24,864 kt | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 24,092 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 20,548 kt | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 19,618 kt | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 18,913 kt | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18,683 kt | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 20,802 kt | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 21,453 kt | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 21,453 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 21,453 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 189.9 kt, 113.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +49.7% | 33,178 kt | 49,656 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,891 kt | 33,178 kt | 51,697 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,500 kt | 25,972 kt | 42,626 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,400 kt | 18,913 kt | 27,137 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,597 kt | 18,683 kt | 21,453 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United States?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 21,453 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 51,697 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,683 kt in 2020.
- How does United States rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
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