Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD
OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 69,600 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD stood at 69,600 kt.
The figure is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 120,419 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 66,304 kt, in 2020.
That places OECD 3rd out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,307 kt | 91,358 kt | 120,419 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,667 kt | 90,523 kt | 111,480 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,846 kt | 68,386 kt | 95,177 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,190 kt | 66,304 kt | 71,236 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 China 99,753 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 96,234 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 12,397 kt compare
- 5 Japan 7,283 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 5,313 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 69,600 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 120,419 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,304 kt in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.