Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,313 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 9,313 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 13,602 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,208 kt, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 13th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,946 kt | 5,208 kt | 13,429 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,020 kt | 11,358 kt | 13,602 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,926 kt | 9,524 kt | 11,941 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,451 kt | 9,224 kt | 9,953 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 9,313 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13,602 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,208 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Western Europe ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.