Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Western Europe
Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 24.19 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 24.19 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Western Europe peaked at 40.84 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.52 kt, in 2020.
That places Western Europe 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.67 kt | — |
| 1991 | 39.96 kt | +55.7% |
| 1992 | 39.53 kt | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 33.8 kt | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 34.77 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 38.01 kt | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 40.84 kt | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 40.59 kt | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 35.88 kt | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 26.46 kt | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 26.73 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.97 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 29.21 kt | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 31.4 kt | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 30.86 kt | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 32.77 kt | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 31.43 kt | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 31.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.31 kt | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 26.22 kt | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 27.77 kt | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 28.88 kt | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 25.32 kt | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 25.87 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.25 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.88 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 29.39 kt | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 25.27 kt | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 19.27 kt | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 18.82 kt | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.52 kt | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 27.64 kt | +67.3% |
| 2022 | 24.19 kt | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 24.19 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.55 kt | 25.67 kt | 40.84 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.63 kt | 26.22 kt | 32.77 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.37 kt | 18.82 kt | 29.39 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.13 kt | 16.52 kt | 27.64 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Western Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Western Europe was 24.19 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.84 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.52 kt in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Western Europe ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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