Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland

Greenland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.0253 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0253 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1229 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0231 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.080.10.121990200620231990: 0.105 kt1991: 0.105 kt1992: 0.104 kt1993: 0.104 kt1994: 0.101 kt1995: 0.104 kt1996: 0.11 kt1997: 0.107 kt1998: 0.079 kt1999: 0.079 kt2000: 0.08 kt2001: 0.084 kt2002: 0.084 kt2003: 0.085 kt2004: 0.081 kt2005: 0.08 kt2006: 0.079 kt2007: 0.123 kt2008: 0.1 kt2009: 0.075 kt2010: 0.057 kt2011: 0.053 kt2012: 0.051 kt2013: 0.054 kt2014: 0.053 kt2015: 0.023 kt2016: 0.028 kt2017: 0.026 kt2018: 0.023 kt2019: 0.025 kt2020: 0.025 kt2021: 0.025 kt2022: 0.025 kt2023: 0.025 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland stood at 0.0253 kt.

The figure is down 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland peaked at 0.1229 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 kt, in 2018.

Greenland ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Greenland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1046 kt —
1991 0.1048 kt +0.2%
1992 0.1044 kt -0.4%
1993 0.1037 kt -0.7%
1994 0.1005 kt -3.0%
1995 0.1038 kt +3.3%
1996 0.1102 kt +6.1%
1997 0.107 kt -2.9%
1998 0.0794 kt -25.7%
1999 0.0788 kt -0.9%
2000 0.0803 kt +1.9%
2001 0.0839 kt +4.5%
2002 0.0841 kt +0.3%
2003 0.0852 kt +1.3%
2004 0.0808 kt -5.2%
2005 0.0797 kt -1.3%
2006 0.0792 kt -0.6%
2007 0.1229 kt +55.1%
2008 0.1004 kt -18.3%
2009 0.0752 kt -25.0%
2010 0.0571 kt -24.1%
2011 0.0527 kt -7.7%
2012 0.0508 kt -3.5%
2013 0.0542 kt +6.6%
2014 0.053 kt -2.3%
2015 0.0233 kt -56.0%
2016 0.0277 kt +18.9%
2017 0.0264 kt -4.6%
2018 0.0231 kt -12.5%
2019 0.0249 kt +7.5%
2020 0.0249 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0247 kt -0.8%
2022 0.0253 kt +2.4%
2023 0.0253 kt +0.0%

Greenland compared with similar countries

  • Greenland's 0.0253 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 167.56 kt, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Greenland's 0.0253 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 203.13 kt, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +55.1% 0.0792 kt 0.1229 kt
2015 -56.0% 0.053 kt 0.0233 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0997 kt 0.0788 kt 0.1102 kt 10
2000s 0.0872 kt 0.0752 kt 0.1229 kt 10
2010s 0.0393 kt 0.0231 kt 0.0571 kt 10
2020s 0.025 kt 0.0247 kt 0.0253 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 114 Palestine 0.3354 kt compare
  2. 115 Sri Lanka 0.2196 kt compare
  3. 116 Cuba 0.0995 kt compare
  4. 118 El Salvador 0.0141 kt compare
  5. 119 Gabon 0.0078 kt compare
  6. 120 Guyana 0.0003 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland was 0.0253 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1229 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 kt in 2018.
How does Greenland rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Greenland ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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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.