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) 8th out of 32 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,205 kt | — |
| 1991 | 28,507 kt | +34.4% |
| 1992 | 29,098 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 30,232 kt | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 29,655 kt | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 32,288 kt | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 33,192 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 34,954 kt | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 31,929 kt | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 31,840 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33,274 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 33,639 kt | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 33,912 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 34,066 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 33,442 kt | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 33,356 kt | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32,620 kt | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 33,959 kt | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 31,236 kt | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 26,916 kt | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 27,847 kt | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 26,942 kt | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 25,513 kt | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24,518 kt | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 24,016 kt | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24,452 kt | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 24,354 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24,521 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,911 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 22,381 kt | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 21,436 kt | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 23,565 kt | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 21,651 kt | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 21,651 kt | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +34.4% | 21,205 kt | 28,507 kt |
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)
- 5 Japan 7,283 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 5,313 kt compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 396.75 kt compare
- 7 Germany 5,293 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 193.98 kt compare
- 8 South Africa 4,570 kt compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 103.45 kt compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 4,304 kt compare
- 10 Australia 4,180 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 69.37 kt compare
- 11 India 3,760 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 31.9 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 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 8th out of 32 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.