Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 12.09 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.09 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
49.25 kt
in 2010
All-time low
12.08 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

10203040501990200620231990: 23.6 kt1991: 22.8 kt1992: 24.3 kt1993: 24.6 kt1994: 25 kt1995: 24.6 kt1996: 25.5 kt1997: 26.9 kt1998: 31.8 kt1999: 32.4 kt2000: 32.8 kt2001: 32.4 kt2002: 33.3 kt2003: 29.6 kt2004: 29.9 kt2005: 31.3 kt2006: 30.8 kt2007: 34 kt2008: 35.2 kt2009: 40 kt2010: 49.2 kt2011: 22.5 kt2012: 16.9 kt2013: 16.4 kt2014: 15.1 kt2015: 14.1 kt2016: 13.9 kt2017: 13.3 kt2018: 12.8 kt2019: 12.4 kt2020: 12.1 kt2021: 12.2 kt2022: 12.1 kt2023: 12.1 kt

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 12.09 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 49.25 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.08 kt, in 2020.

That places Australia and New Zealand 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 23.6 kt
1991 22.83 kt -3.3%
1992 24.28 kt +6.4%
1993 24.62 kt +1.4%
1994 24.98 kt +1.5%
1995 24.56 kt -1.7%
1996 25.53 kt +3.9%
1997 26.89 kt +5.3%
1998 31.82 kt +18.3%
1999 32.42 kt +1.9%
2000 32.75 kt +1.0%
2001 32.41 kt -1.1%
2002 33.27 kt +2.7%
2003 29.56 kt -11.1%
2004 29.91 kt +1.2%
2005 31.32 kt +4.7%
2006 30.77 kt -1.7%
2007 34 kt +10.5%
2008 35.24 kt +3.6%
2009 40.05 kt +13.6%
2010 49.25 kt +23.0%
2011 22.45 kt -54.4%
2012 16.91 kt -24.7%
2013 16.42 kt -2.9%
2014 15.1 kt -8.0%
2015 14.08 kt -6.8%
2016 13.92 kt -1.2%
2017 13.35 kt -4.1%
2018 12.76 kt -4.4%
2019 12.37 kt -3.0%
2020 12.08 kt -2.4%
2021 12.16 kt +0.6%
2022 12.09 kt -0.5%
2023 12.09 kt +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -54.4% 49.25 kt 22.45 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.15 kt 22.83 kt 32.42 kt 10
2000s 32.93 kt 29.56 kt 40.05 kt 10
2010s 18.66 kt 12.37 kt 49.25 kt 10
2020s 12.11 kt 12.08 kt 12.16 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 5 Japan 19.31 kt compare
  2. 6 South Africa 17.29 kt compare
  3. 7 Germany 12.63 kt compare
  4. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3188 kt compare
  5. 8 Melanesia 0.1375 kt compare
  6. 9 Australia 11.95 kt compare
  7. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0864 kt compare
  8. 10 Republic of Korea 11.37 kt compare
  9. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0488 kt compare
  10. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0347 kt compare
  11. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 10.38 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia and New Zealand?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Australia and New Zealand was 12.09 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 49.25 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 12.08 kt in 2020.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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