Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,780 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1,780 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 4,973 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,727 kt, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,973 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4,922 kt | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 4,787 kt | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4,268 kt | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 4,256 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,256 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,054 kt | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 4,009 kt | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,230 kt | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 3,248 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,272 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,428 kt | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 3,266 kt | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 3,337 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,255 kt | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3,637 kt | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 3,926 kt | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 4,019 kt | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4,000 kt | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,331 kt | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 3,397 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,186 kt | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,223 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,005 kt | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 2,831 kt | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,587 kt | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2,261 kt | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 2,067 kt | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 2,000 kt | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,862 kt | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,727 kt | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1,818 kt | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,780 kt | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,780 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,200 kt | 3,230 kt | 4,973 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,547 kt | 3,255 kt | 4,019 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,642 kt | 1,862 kt | 3,397 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,776 kt | 1,727 kt | 1,818 kt | 4 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,780 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,973 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.