Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy

Italy: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,008 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,008 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 133 countries
All-time high
5,881 kt
in 1997
All-time low
2,604 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.5k kt1991: 4.7k kt1992: 4.7k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.6k kt1995: 5.0k kt1996: 4.9k kt1997: 5.9k kt1998: 4.6k kt1999: 5.5k kt2000: 5.7k kt2001: 5.4k kt2002: 5.5k kt2003: 5.6k kt2004: 5.6k kt2005: 5.4k kt2006: 5.2k kt2007: 5.2k kt2008: 4.7k kt2009: 4.0k kt2010: 4.0k kt2011: 3.7k kt2012: 3.4k kt2013: 2.9k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 3.0k kt2017: 3.0k kt2018: 2.9k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 3.2k kt2022: 3.0k kt2023: 3.0k kt

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 3,008 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Italy peaked at 5,881 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,604 kt, in 2020.

Italy ranks 15th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,875 kt 4,417 kt 5,881 kt 10
2000s 5,213 kt 3,956 kt 5,672 kt 10
2010s 3,139 kt 2,723 kt 3,984 kt 10
2020s 2,964 kt 2,604 kt 3,237 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 12 Republic of Korea 3,643 kt compare
  2. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 3,519 kt compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 3,222 kt compare
  4. 16 Poland 2,637 kt compare
  5. 17 Kazakhstan 2,613 kt compare
  6. 18 Viet Nam 2,326 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Italy?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Italy was 3,008 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 5,881 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2,604 kt in 2020.
How does Italy rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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

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
Last refreshed

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.