Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 67.02 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 67.02 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas peaked at 194.67 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.77 kt, in 2020.
Americas ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 159.91 kt | — |
| 1991 | 194.67 kt | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 164.73 kt | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 158.39 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 152.66 kt | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 166.69 kt | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 168.41 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 176.11 kt | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 145.4 kt | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 137.71 kt | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 142.84 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 144.25 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 115.18 kt | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 115.7 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 111.28 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 110.36 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 105.05 kt | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 120.56 kt | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 116.41 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 99.7 kt | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 98.05 kt | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.09 kt | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 84.89 kt | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 81.87 kt | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 84.59 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 82.51 kt | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 87.59 kt | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 76.81 kt | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 66.57 kt | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 65.05 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 61.77 kt | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 67.09 kt | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 67.08 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.02 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.47 kt | 137.71 kt | 194.67 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.13 kt | 99.7 kt | 144.25 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1 kt | 65.05 kt | 98.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.74 kt | 61.77 kt | 67.09 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 OECD 157.48 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 20.86 kt compare
- 5 Japan 19.31 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 17.29 kt compare
- 7 Germany 12.63 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 12.09 kt compare
- 9 Australia 11.95 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Americas was 67.02 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 194.67 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.77 kt in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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