Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Melanesia

Melanesia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.0734 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0734 kt
Change on year
up 33.2%
Rank
10th
of 16 regions
All-time high
0.0846 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.023 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Melanesia, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.046 kt1991: 0.046 kt1992: 0.04 kt1993: 0.04 kt1994: 0.046 kt1995: 0.052 kt1996: 0.052 kt1997: 0.04 kt1998: 0.04 kt1999: 0.052 kt2000: 0.046 kt2001: 0.023 kt2002: 0.052 kt2003: 0.052 kt2004: 0.052 kt2005: 0.074 kt2006: 0.062 kt2007: 0.075 kt2008: 0.067 kt2009: 0.061 kt2010: 0.061 kt2011: 0.08 kt2012: 0.074 kt2013: 0.085 kt2014: 0.069 kt2015: 0.064 kt2016: 0.061 kt2017: 0.05 kt2018: 0.055 kt2019: 0.064 kt2020: 0.058 kt2021: 0.057 kt2022: 0.055 kt2023: 0.073 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Melanesia stood at 0.0734 kt.

The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Melanesia peaked at 0.0846 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.023 kt, in 2001.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Melanesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0459 kt
1991 0.0459 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0401 kt -12.6%
1993 0.0402 kt +0.2%
1994 0.0459 kt +14.2%
1995 0.0516 kt +12.4%
1996 0.0516 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0402 kt -22.1%
1998 0.0402 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0516 kt +28.4%
2000 0.0459 kt -11.0%
2001 0.023 kt -49.9%
2002 0.0516 kt +124.3%
2003 0.0516 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0516 kt +0.0%
2005 0.074 kt +43.4%
2006 0.0625 kt -15.5%
2007 0.0752 kt +20.3%
2008 0.0668 kt -11.2%
2009 0.0612 kt -8.4%
2010 0.0612 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0801 kt +30.9%
2012 0.0739 kt -7.7%
2013 0.0846 kt +14.5%
2014 0.069 kt -18.4%
2015 0.0641 kt -7.1%
2016 0.0607 kt -5.3%
2017 0.0497 kt -18.1%
2018 0.0553 kt +11.3%
2019 0.0644 kt +16.5%
2020 0.0579 kt -10.1%
2021 0.0568 kt -1.9%
2022 0.0551 kt -3.0%
2023 0.0734 kt +33.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0453 kt 0.0401 kt 0.0516 kt 10
2000s 0.0563 kt 0.023 kt 0.0752 kt 10
2010s 0.0663 kt 0.0497 kt 0.0846 kt 10
2020s 0.0608 kt 0.0551 kt 0.0734 kt 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 7 South Africa 53.86 kt compare
  2. 8 Brazil 52.38 kt compare
  3. 9 Japan 40.89 kt compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 33.04 kt compare
  5. 11 Colombia 14.04 kt compare
  6. 12 Russian Federation 14 kt compare
  7. 13 Republic of Korea 12.93 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 Melanesia?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Melanesia was 0.0734 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0846 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.023 kt in 2001.
How does Melanesia rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Melanesia ranks 10th out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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