Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 13.3 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.3 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 31 groups
All-time high
22.36 kt
in 2007
All-time low
13.1 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 20.3 kt1991: 20.6 kt1992: 19.9 kt1993: 17.6 kt1994: 17.3 kt1995: 17 kt1996: 17 kt1997: 16.7 kt1998: 16.1 kt1999: 16 kt2000: 16.2 kt2001: 17.7 kt2002: 17.3 kt2003: 19.6 kt2004: 19 kt2005: 18.1 kt2006: 21.3 kt2007: 22.4 kt2008: 21.5 kt2009: 18.3 kt2010: 20.6 kt2011: 19.1 kt2012: 19.3 kt2013: 19.4 kt2014: 18.1 kt2015: 17.7 kt2016: 15.9 kt2017: 14.9 kt2018: 15.4 kt2019: 14.1 kt2020: 13.1 kt2021: 13.8 kt2022: 13.3 kt2023: 13.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Europe stood at 13.3 kt.

That represents a change of down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Europe peaked at 22.36 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.1 kt, in 2020.

Northern Europe ranks 17th 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 N2O in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 20.28 kt
1991 20.58 kt +1.5%
1992 19.9 kt -3.3%
1993 17.63 kt -11.4%
1994 17.32 kt -1.8%
1995 16.98 kt -1.9%
1996 17.04 kt +0.3%
1997 16.75 kt -1.7%
1998 16.1 kt -3.8%
1999 16 kt -0.6%
2000 16.2 kt +1.2%
2001 17.74 kt +9.5%
2002 17.28 kt -2.6%
2003 19.6 kt +13.4%
2004 18.96 kt -3.2%
2005 18.09 kt -4.6%
2006 21.3 kt +17.7%
2007 22.36 kt +5.0%
2008 21.54 kt -3.6%
2009 18.35 kt -14.8%
2010 20.62 kt +12.4%
2011 19.08 kt -7.5%
2012 19.27 kt +1.0%
2013 19.41 kt +0.8%
2014 18.13 kt -6.6%
2015 17.72 kt -2.3%
2016 15.86 kt -10.5%
2017 14.9 kt -6.1%
2018 15.38 kt +3.3%
2019 14.14 kt -8.1%
2020 13.1 kt -7.4%
2021 13.79 kt +5.3%
2022 13.3 kt -3.6%
2023 13.3 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.86 kt 16 kt 20.58 kt 10
2000s 19.14 kt 16.2 kt 22.36 kt 10
2010s 17.45 kt 14.14 kt 20.62 kt 10
2020s 13.37 kt 13.1 kt 13.79 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0106 kt compare
  2. 14 Poland 8.28 kt compare
  3. 15 Canada 8.25 kt compare
  4. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0011 kt compare
  5. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0008 kt compare
  6. 16 Thailand 6.93 kt compare
  7. 17 India 6.05 kt compare
  8. 18 Indonesia 5.46 kt compare
  9. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.46 kt compare
  10. 20 Chile 4.34 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 Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern Europe was 13.3 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 22.36 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1 kt in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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 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