Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 21,651 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 21,651 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27) peaked at 34,954 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 21,205 kt, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,290 kt | 21,205 kt | 34,954 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,642 kt | 26,916 kt | 34,066 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,846 kt | 22,381 kt | 27,847 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,076 kt | 21,436 kt | 23,565 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27)?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in European Union (27) was 21,651 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 34,954 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,205 kt in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.