Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,127 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,127 kt
Change on year
down 19.5%
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,883 kt
in 2022
All-time low
511.37 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 541 kt1991: 539.8 kt1992: 536.8 kt1993: 586.6 kt1994: 511.4 kt1995: 551.4 kt1996: 680.5 kt1997: 665.7 kt1998: 1.7k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.5k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.1k kt2004: 1.8k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.6k kt2009: 1.9k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 2.4k kt2015: 2.5k kt2016: 2.8k kt2017: 2.6k kt2018: 2.4k kt2019: 2.6k kt2020: 2.4k kt2021: 2.5k kt2022: 3.9k kt2023: 3.1k kt

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 3,127 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 3,883 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 511.37 kt, in 1994.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 541.03 kt —
1991 539.82 kt -0.2%
1992 536.85 kt -0.6%
1993 586.57 kt +9.3%
1994 511.37 kt -12.8%
1995 551.38 kt +7.8%
1996 680.53 kt +23.4%
1997 665.73 kt -2.2%
1998 1,690 kt +153.8%
1999 1,595 kt -5.6%
2000 1,534 kt -3.8%
2001 1,829 kt +19.2%
2002 1,988 kt +8.7%
2003 2,085 kt +4.9%
2004 1,783 kt -14.5%
2005 1,712 kt -4.0%
2006 1,559 kt -8.9%
2007 1,322 kt -15.2%
2008 1,568 kt +18.7%
2009 1,903 kt +21.4%
2010 2,014 kt +5.8%
2011 1,873 kt -7.0%
2012 2,001 kt +6.8%
2013 1,932 kt -3.4%
2014 2,432 kt +25.9%
2015 2,494 kt +2.5%
2016 2,772 kt +11.2%
2017 2,639 kt -4.8%
2018 2,440 kt -7.5%
2019 2,626 kt +7.7%
2020 2,423 kt -7.7%
2021 2,496 kt +3.0%
2022 3,883 kt +55.6%
2023 3,127 kt -19.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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
1998 +153.8% 665.73 kt 1,690 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 789.83 kt 511.37 kt 1,690 kt 10
2000s 1,728 kt 1,322 kt 2,085 kt 10
2010s 2,322 kt 1,873 kt 2,772 kt 10
2020s 2,982 kt 2,423 kt 3,883 kt 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,780 kt compare
  2. 25 Chile 1,412 kt compare
  3. 26 Uzbekistan 914.84 kt compare
  4. 27 Qatar 894.9 kt compare
  5. 28 Colombia 834.35 kt compare
  6. 29 Argentina 803.25 kt compare
  7. 29 Caribbean 522.06 kt compare
  8. 30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 787.79 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 3,127 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3,883 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 511.37 kt in 1994.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.