Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 109.29 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas is 109.29 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 361.88 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 109.29 kt, in 2023.
Americas ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 361.57 kt | — |
| 1991 | 361.88 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 193.74 kt | -46.5% |
| 1993 | 198.34 kt | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 171.67 kt | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 171.33 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 173.77 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 179.86 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 142.56 kt | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 138.23 kt | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 142.11 kt | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 118.61 kt | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 142.44 kt | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 147.21 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 137.56 kt | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 144.38 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 146.7 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 157.2 kt | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 154.76 kt | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 135.28 kt | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 159.61 kt | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 134.21 kt | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 113.96 kt | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 110.49 kt | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 132.79 kt | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 119.33 kt | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 145.69 kt | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 137.86 kt | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 117.38 kt | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 113.57 kt | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 109.37 kt | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 115.82 kt | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 113.95 kt | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 109.29 kt | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209.3 kt | 138.23 kt | 361.88 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.63 kt | 118.61 kt | 157.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.49 kt | 110.49 kt | 159.61 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.11 kt | 109.29 kt | 115.82 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 109.29 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 361.88 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.29 kt in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf