Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 45.1 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 45.1 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27) peaked at 80.2 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.1 kt, in 2023.
That places European Union (27) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.61 kt | — |
| 1991 | 69.55 kt | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 70.4 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 70.75 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.03 kt | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 74.23 kt | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 76.27 kt | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 79.37 kt | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 71.56 kt | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 69.57 kt | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 72.13 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 74.58 kt | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 76.49 kt | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 75.51 kt | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.44 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.84 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.88 kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.2 kt | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 71.61 kt | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 64.07 kt | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 65.12 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.68 kt | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 60.71 kt | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 59.27 kt | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 60.11 kt | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.08 kt | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 56.58 kt | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.66 kt | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 47.76 kt | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 45.43 kt | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 48.97 kt | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 45.1 kt | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 45.1 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.94 kt | 50.61 kt | 79.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.87 kt | 64.07 kt | 80.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.04 kt | 47.76 kt | 65.43 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.15 kt | 45.1 kt | 48.97 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 5 Japan 19.31 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 17.29 kt compare
- 7 Germany 12.63 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3188 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 12.09 kt compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.1375 kt compare
- 9 Australia 11.95 kt compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0864 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 11.37 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0488 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0347 kt compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 10.38 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27)?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in European Union (27) was 45.1 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1 kt in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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