Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,796 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6,796 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
18th
of 35 groups
All-time high
12,489 kt
in 2003
All-time low
6,377 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 8.8k kt1991: 8.9k kt1992: 9.6k kt1993: 9.4k kt1994: 9.5k kt1995: 10.0k kt1996: 10.0k kt1997: 11.6k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 11.5k kt2000: 11.9k kt2001: 12.0k kt2002: 12.3k kt2003: 12.5k kt2004: 12.2k kt2005: 12.3k kt2006: 11.5k kt2007: 12.3k kt2008: 11.3k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 8.8k kt2011: 8.6k kt2012: 8.0k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 6.9k kt2015: 7.4k kt2016: 7.1k kt2017: 7.5k kt2018: 7.2k kt2019: 6.8k kt2020: 6.4k kt2021: 7.3k kt2022: 6.8k kt2023: 6.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe stood at 6,796 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe peaked at 12,489 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6,377 kt, in 2020.

That places Southern Europe 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,920 kt 8,763 kt 11,567 kt 10
2000s 11,723 kt 8,919 kt 12,489 kt 10
2010s 7,537 kt 6,818 kt 8,780 kt 10
2020s 6,832 kt 6,377 kt 7,343 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 15 Italy 3,008 kt compare
  2. 16 Poland 2,637 kt compare
  3. 17 Kazakhstan 2,613 kt compare
  4. 18 Viet Nam 2,326 kt compare
  5. 19 Indonesia 2,311 kt compare
  6. 20 Algeria 2,049 kt compare
  7. 21 Thailand 1,943 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe was 6,796 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 12,489 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,377 kt in 2020.
How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Europe ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.