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

Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 11.7 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.7 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
27.09 kt
in 2007
All-time low
11.7 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

01020301990200620231990: 19.4 kt1991: 18.9 kt1992: 21 kt1993: 19.8 kt1994: 19.8 kt1995: 20.8 kt1996: 20.1 kt1997: 22.6 kt1998: 19.8 kt1999: 22 kt2000: 22.2 kt2001: 23.4 kt2002: 25.1 kt2003: 24 kt2004: 25.3 kt2005: 24.9 kt2006: 23.9 kt2007: 27.1 kt2008: 22.5 kt2009: 19 kt2010: 17.9 kt2011: 19.4 kt2012: 18.8 kt2013: 16.4 kt2014: 16.5 kt2015: 17.7 kt2016: 15.5 kt2017: 16.3 kt2018: 15.1 kt2019: 12.7 kt2020: 11.8 kt2021: 12.6 kt2022: 11.8 kt2023: 11.7 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 11.7 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Europe peaked at 27.09 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.7 kt, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 20th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 19.42 kt
1991 18.92 kt -2.6%
1992 20.97 kt +10.8%
1993 19.78 kt -5.6%
1994 19.84 kt +0.3%
1995 20.8 kt +4.9%
1996 20.1 kt -3.4%
1997 22.59 kt +12.4%
1998 19.82 kt -12.2%
1999 21.95 kt +10.8%
2000 22.23 kt +1.3%
2001 23.37 kt +5.1%
2002 25.06 kt +7.2%
2003 24.04 kt -4.1%
2004 25.28 kt +5.2%
2005 24.9 kt -1.5%
2006 23.86 kt -4.2%
2007 27.09 kt +13.6%
2008 22.52 kt -16.9%
2009 19.04 kt -15.5%
2010 17.91 kt -6.0%
2011 19.42 kt +8.4%
2012 18.8 kt -3.2%
2013 16.37 kt -12.9%
2014 16.5 kt +0.8%
2015 17.66 kt +7.0%
2016 15.47 kt -12.4%
2017 16.33 kt +5.5%
2018 15.11 kt -7.4%
2019 12.67 kt -16.2%
2020 11.77 kt -7.1%
2021 12.62 kt +7.2%
2022 11.76 kt -6.8%
2023 11.7 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.42 kt 18.92 kt 22.59 kt 10
2000s 23.74 kt 19.04 kt 27.09 kt 10
2010s 16.62 kt 12.67 kt 19.42 kt 10
2020s 11.96 kt 11.7 kt 12.62 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 17 India 6.05 kt compare
  2. 18 Indonesia 5.46 kt compare
  3. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.46 kt compare
  4. 20 Chile 4.34 kt compare
  5. 21 Italy 4.24 kt compare
  6. 22 France 3 kt compare
  7. 23 Mexico 2.81 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 Southern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Europe was 11.7 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 27.09 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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