Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in World
World: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 217,320 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 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 World is 217,320 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 234,439 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 113,251 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113,251 kt | — |
| 1991 | 128,545 kt | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 121,814 kt | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 123,343 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 120,687 kt | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 142,322 kt | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 147,572 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 152,076 kt | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 138,234 kt | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 137,492 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 167,373 kt | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 179,153 kt | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 170,137 kt | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 178,820 kt | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 196,240 kt | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 207,054 kt | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 208,041 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 225,585 kt | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 229,242 kt | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 221,351 kt | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 234,439 kt | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 233,770 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 221,538 kt | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 222,741 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 231,729 kt | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 218,704 kt | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 219,731 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 204,938 kt | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 203,049 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 193,901 kt | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 196,556 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 199,653 kt | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 218,554 kt | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 217,320 kt | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,534 kt | 113,251 kt | 152,076 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,300 kt | 167,373 kt | 229,242 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 218,454 kt | 193,901 kt | 234,439 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 208,021 kt | 196,556 kt | 218,554 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in World?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in World was 217,320 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 234,439 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,251 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.