Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.862 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.862 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.92 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.862 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.511.522000201120232000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.5 kt2002: 1.5 kt2003: 1.7 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 1.6 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 1.6 kt2008: 1.7 kt2009: 1.9 kt2010: 1.6 kt2011: 1.6 kt2012: 1.7 kt2013: 1.7 kt2014: 1.5 kt2015: 1.8 kt2016: 1.6 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 1 kt2019: 0.915 kt2020: 0.949 kt2021: 0.932 kt2022: 0.862 kt2023: 0.862 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium stood at 0.862 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium peaked at 1.92 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.862 kt, in 2022.

Belgium ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 1.26 kt
2001 1.52 kt +21.1%
2002 1.54 kt +1.3%
2003 1.67 kt +8.1%
2004 1.76 kt +5.4%
2005 1.57 kt -10.4%
2006 1.31 kt -16.5%
2007 1.61 kt +22.9%
2008 1.67 kt +3.4%
2009 1.92 kt +15.0%
2010 1.61 kt -15.9%
2011 1.6 kt -0.7%
2012 1.75 kt +9.0%
2013 1.7 kt -2.7%
2014 1.53 kt -9.8%
2015 1.83 kt +19.2%
2016 1.56 kt -14.7%
2017 1.04 kt -33.5%
2018 1.05 kt +1.1%
2019 0.9146 kt -12.8%
2020 0.9491 kt +3.8%
2021 0.932 kt -1.8%
2022 0.862 kt -7.5%
2023 0.862 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.58 kt 1.26 kt 1.92 kt 10
2010s 1.46 kt 0.9146 kt 1.83 kt 10
2020s 0.9013 kt 0.862 kt 0.9491 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 31 Mexico 1.26 kt compare
  2. 32 Algeria 0.9951 kt compare
  3. 33 Tajikistan 0.8879 kt compare
  4. 35 Myanmar 0.8337 kt compare
  5. 36 Czechia 0.7213 kt compare
  6. 37 Chile 0.6666 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Belgium was 0.862 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.862 kt in 2022.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Belgium ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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