Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 34 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,208 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12,934 kt | +148.3% |
| 1992 | 12,737 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 12,150 kt | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 11,681 kt | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 12,782 kt | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 13,182 kt | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,429 kt | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 13,026 kt | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12,328 kt | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 13,265 kt | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 13,528 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13,602 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13,102 kt | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 13,031 kt | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13,029 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,959 kt | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13,533 kt | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12,794 kt | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 11,358 kt | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 11,941 kt | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11,612 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 11,175 kt | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 11,163 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10,888 kt | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11,073 kt | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10,974 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,642 kt | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 10,271 kt | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 9,524 kt | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 9,224 kt | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9,953 kt | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 9,313 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9,313 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +148.3% | 5,208 kt | 12,934 kt |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
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 34 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.