Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
What the numbers show
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 99,753 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0003 kt in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 105.25 kt, and the mean is 2,769 kt.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 182,181.0%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 95.2%).
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 99,753 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 96,234 kt | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3,222 kt | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 3 | OECD | 69,600 kt | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 2,326 kt | 2023 | up 1,362.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 12,397 kt | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 7,283 kt | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 5,313 kt | 2023 | up 415.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 396.75 kt | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 5,293 kt | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 193.98 kt | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 4,570 kt | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,304 kt | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 103.45 kt | 2023 | up 570.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 4,180 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 10 | Melanesia | 69.37 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | India | 3,760 kt | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 31.9 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 3,682 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.3 kt | 2023 | up 1,027.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 3,643 kt | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Micronesia | 5.83 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,519 kt | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.69 kt | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 3,008 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.59 kt | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 2,637 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0304 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 2,613 kt | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 2,311 kt | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 2,049 kt | 2023 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 1,943 kt | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1,931 kt | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 22 | France | 1,921 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1,844 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,780 kt | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 1,412 kt | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 914.84 kt | 2023 | up 182,181.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Qatar | 894.9 kt | 2023 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 834.35 kt | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 803.25 kt | 2012 | up 629.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Caribbean | 522.06 kt | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 787.79 kt | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 31 | Bahrain | 745.29 kt | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 701.07 kt | 2023 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.26 kt | 2023 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 670.46 kt | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 617.73 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 582.17 kt | 2023 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 567.7 kt | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 550.2 kt | 2023 | up 1,195.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 511 kt | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 488.78 kt | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 487.72 kt | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 41 | Serbia | 473.91 kt | 2023 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 445.41 kt | 2023 | up 440.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 412.43 kt | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 367.36 kt | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 366.57 kt | 2023 | up 1,211.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 359.38 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 313.32 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 299.41 kt | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 49 | Philippines | 291.36 kt | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 271.29 kt | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 214.72 kt | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 191.54 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Slovenia | 189.9 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 169.2 kt | 2023 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Norway | 167.56 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 167.33 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 147.53 kt | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 123.85 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 59 | Zambia | 123.41 kt | 2023 | up 741.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 114.27 kt | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 61 | Angola | 110.02 kt | 2023 | up 305.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 107.04 kt | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 63 | Senegal | 102.14 kt | 2023 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 102.1 kt | 2023 | up 276.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 91.6 kt | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 66 | Croatia | 84.12 kt | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 78.45 kt | 2023 | up 11,947.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 70.51 kt | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 70.34 kt | 2004 | up 4,833.4% | volatile |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 69.37 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 68.43 kt | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.26 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 63.97 kt | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 62.2 kt | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Nigeria | 50.21 kt | 2023 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 40.74 kt | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 77 | Kuwait | 39.27 kt | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 37.84 kt | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 79 | Myanmar | 34.93 kt | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 34.61 kt | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 33.82 kt | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 82 | Cyprus | 31.97 kt | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 30.27 kt | 2023 | up 99.0% | falling |
| 84 | Latvia | 25.86 kt | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 85 | Benin | 23.25 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 23.21 kt | 1998 | up 1,115.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 22.59 kt | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.98 kt | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan (former) | 20.64 kt | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 18.71 kt | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 17.07 kt | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Togo | 15.93 kt | 2023 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 12.05 kt | 2023 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 11.3 kt | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 11.11 kt | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 8.96 kt | 2023 | up 3,236.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 7.95 kt | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 7.21 kt | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 6.74 kt | 2023 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 100 | Albania | 6.48 kt | 2023 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Nauru | 5.83 kt | 2001 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 102 | Montenegro | 5.74 kt | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 5.44 kt | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | 4.84 kt | 2023 | up 1,270.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 4.31 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.23 kt | 2023 | up 15,034.0% | volatile |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 3.83 kt | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Iceland | 3.5 kt | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | 3.05 kt | 2010 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 2.76 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Singapore | 2.61 kt | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 2.52 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 113 | Suriname | 1.22 kt | 2019 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Palestine | 0.3354 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 0.2196 kt | 2016 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 0.0995 kt | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Greenland | 0.0253 kt | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.0141 kt | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 119 | Gabon | 0.0078 kt | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.0003 kt | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 217,320 kt
- Asia 131,233 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 140,334 kt
- Eastern Asia 110,682 kt
- Annex I countries 76,986 kt
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,339 kt
- Europe 37,646 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 629.83 kt
- Americas 35,583 kt
- Northern America 25,135 kt
- European Union (27) 21,651 kt
- Middle Africa 174.02 kt
- United States of America 21,453 kt
- Eastern Europe 18,149 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10,448 kt
- Western Europe 9,313 kt
- Africa 8,484 kt
- South America 7,997 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7,588 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 7,080 kt
- Southern Europe 6,796 kt
- Western Asia 5,515 kt
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5,349 kt
- Southern Africa 4,582 kt
- Oceania 4,373 kt
- Southern Asia 4,320 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4,242 kt
- Central Asia 3,636 kt
- Northern Europe 3,388 kt
- Northern Africa 3,135 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,127 kt
- Central America 1,929 kt
- Eastern Africa 371.28 kt
- Western Africa 221.62 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.