Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7.23 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 7.23 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Europe peaked at 12.04 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.23 kt, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 31 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.27 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9.67 kt | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 9.6 kt | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.5 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.16 kt | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.61 kt | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 10.28 kt | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 11.63 kt | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 10.28 kt | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 11.15 kt | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 11.09 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 11.28 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.72 kt | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 12.04 kt | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 11.92 kt | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.34 kt | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9 kt | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.88 kt | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8 kt | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8 kt | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 11.34 kt | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 11.25 kt | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.07 kt | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.53 kt | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.62 kt | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 10.12 kt | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 10.54 kt | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.77 kt | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 7.69 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.48 kt | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.38 kt | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.76 kt | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.26 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 7.23 kt | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.01 kt | 9.16 kt | 11.63 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 kt | 8.8 kt | 12.04 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 kt | 7.48 kt | 11.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 kt | 7.23 kt | 7.76 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Europe was 7.23 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 kt in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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