Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in New Zealand

New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.0842 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0842 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1998 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0842 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.151 kt1991: 0.153 kt1992: 0.113 kt1993: 0.145 kt1994: 0.149 kt1995: 0.16 kt1996: 0.16 kt1997: 0.155 kt1998: 0.141 kt1999: 0.142 kt2000: 0.149 kt2001: 0.144 kt2002: 0.147 kt2003: 0.143 kt2004: 0.145 kt2005: 0.146 kt2006: 0.131 kt2007: 0.12 kt2008: 0.148 kt2009: 0.148 kt2010: 0.2 kt2011: 0.131 kt2012: 0.103 kt2013: 0.103 kt2014: 0.101 kt2015: 0.097 kt2016: 0.099 kt2017: 0.106 kt2018: 0.104 kt2019: 0.109 kt2020: 0.095 kt2021: 0.088 kt2022: 0.084 kt2023: 0.084 kt

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.0842 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in New Zealand peaked at 0.1998 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0842 kt, in 2022.

New Zealand ranks 72nd of 120 countries 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) from CH4 in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1507 kt
1991 0.1534 kt +1.8%
1992 0.1133 kt -26.1%
1993 0.1452 kt +28.2%
1994 0.1489 kt +2.5%
1995 0.1597 kt +7.3%
1996 0.1596 kt -0.1%
1997 0.1554 kt -2.6%
1998 0.141 kt -9.3%
1999 0.142 kt +0.7%
2000 0.1494 kt +5.2%
2001 0.1441 kt -3.5%
2002 0.1467 kt +1.8%
2003 0.1428 kt -2.7%
2004 0.1453 kt +1.8%
2005 0.1463 kt +0.7%
2006 0.131 kt -10.5%
2007 0.1199 kt -8.5%
2008 0.1479 kt +23.4%
2009 0.1484 kt +0.3%
2010 0.1998 kt +34.6%
2011 0.1308 kt -34.5%
2012 0.1027 kt -21.5%
2013 0.1026 kt -0.1%
2014 0.1006 kt -1.9%
2015 0.0965 kt -4.1%
2016 0.099 kt +2.6%
2017 0.106 kt +7.1%
2018 0.1045 kt -1.4%
2019 0.1091 kt +4.4%
2020 0.0953 kt -12.6%
2021 0.0876 kt -8.1%
2022 0.0842 kt -3.9%
2023 0.0842 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1469 kt 0.1133 kt 0.1597 kt 10
2000s 0.1422 kt 0.1199 kt 0.1494 kt 10
2010s 0.1152 kt 0.0965 kt 0.1998 kt 10
2020s 0.0878 kt 0.0842 kt 0.0953 kt 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 69 Egypt 0.1063 kt compare
  2. 70 Albania 0.103 kt compare
  3. 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.0935 kt compare
  4. 73 Zambia 0.0792 kt compare
  5. 74 Denmark 0.0764 kt compare
  6. 75 Saudi Arabia 0.0741 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 New Zealand?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in New Zealand was 0.0842 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1998 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0842 kt in 2022.
How does New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
New Zealand ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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