Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Asia
Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 131,233 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Asia recorded 131,233 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Asia peaked at 142,187 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23,391 kt, in 1990.
That places Asia 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,391 kt | — |
| 1991 | 24,992 kt | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 26,311 kt | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 28,123 kt | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 29,047 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 29,206 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 30,371 kt | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 30,381 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,051 kt | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 28,724 kt | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 53,685 kt | +86.9% |
| 2001 | 65,617 kt | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 66,096 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74,881 kt | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 93,264 kt | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 102,598 kt | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 104,387 kt | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 112,947 kt | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 119,530 kt | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 122,273 kt | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 126,588 kt | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 138,073 kt | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 130,338 kt | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 133,628 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 142,187 kt | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 129,338 kt | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 129,046 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 117,394 kt | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 117,012 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 109,618 kt | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 114,087 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 111,653 kt | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 131,409 kt | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 131,233 kt | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +86.9% | 28,724 kt | 53,685 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,860 kt | 23,391 kt | 30,381 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,528 kt | 53,685 kt | 122,273 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,322 kt | 109,618 kt | 142,187 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,096 kt | 111,653 kt | 131,409 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Asia?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Asia was 131,233 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 142,187 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,391 kt in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.