Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,304 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4,304 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 15,171 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,304 kt, in 2022.
That places Australia and New Zealand 9th out of 120 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,601 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,404 kt | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 7,664 kt | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 7,865 kt | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7,976 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7,946 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,164 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8,558 kt | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 9,716 kt | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 10,014 kt | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 10,224 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10,076 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 10,124 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9,141 kt | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 9,319 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9,664 kt | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9,488 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10,656 kt | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 10,719 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,341 kt | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15,171 kt | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 7,446 kt | -50.9% |
| 2012 | 5,736 kt | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 5,632 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,313 kt | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 4,893 kt | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 4,833 kt | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,610 kt | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,512 kt | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,407 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,307 kt | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,352 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,304 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,304 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,291 kt | 7,404 kt | 10,014 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,175 kt | 9,141 kt | 12,341 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,255 kt | 4,407 kt | 15,171 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,317 kt | 4,304 kt | 4,352 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Australia and New Zealand was 4,304 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15,171 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,304 kt in 2022.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 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.