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Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) by country

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...

Countries reporting
128
Highest
0.8597 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Nauru
Median
0.0011 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,298

What the numbers show

Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 0.8597 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0011 kt, and the mean is 0.0274 kt.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 100.0%).

Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 0.8597 kt 2023 down 5.9% volatile
2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt 2023 down 4.3% volatile
3 OECD 0.5943 kt 2023 down 22.7% falling
4 United States 0.1433 kt 2023 down 34.5% falling
5 Russia 0.0787 kt 2023 up 3.1% rising
5 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt 2023 up 3.1% rising
7 Japan 0.0729 kt 2023 down 22.6% falling
8 South Africa 0.0653 kt 2023 up 22.5% volatile
9 Germany 0.0477 kt 2023 down 31.8% falling
10 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt 2023 down 26.5% falling
11 Australia 0.0451 kt 2023 down 26.4% falling
12 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt 2023 up 4.1% rising
13 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt 2023 down 30.7% falling
14 Brazil 0.0362 kt 2023 up 229.1% volatile
15 Turkey 0.0339 kt 2023 up 106.7% volatile
15 Türkiye 0.0339 kt 2023 up 106.7% volatile
17 Kazakhstan 0.0314 kt 2023 up 31.4% volatile
18 Poland 0.0312 kt 2023 down 6.0% falling
19 Canada 0.0311 kt 2023 down 7.4% falling
20 Vietnam 0.0272 kt 2023 up 1,411.1% volatile
20 Viet Nam 0.0272 kt 2023 up 1,411.1% volatile
22 Thailand 0.0261 kt 2023 up 25.5% volatile
23 India 0.0228 kt 2023 down 75.4% volatile
24 United Kingdom 0.0206 kt 2023 down 39.6% falling
24 Indonesia 0.0206 kt 2023 up 63.5% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0206 kt 2023 down 39.6% falling
27 Chile 0.0164 kt 2023 up 1.2% volatile
28 Italy 0.016 kt 2023 down 28.3% falling
29 France 0.0113 kt 2023 down 0.9% falling
30 Mexico 0.0106 kt 2023 down 23.2% falling
31 Finland 0.0101 kt 2023 down 27.9% rising
32 Spain 0.01 kt 2023 down 35.9% falling
33 Norway 0.0093 kt 2023 down 18.4% falling
34 Uganda 0.0083 kt 2023 up 1,283.3% volatile
35 Morocco 0.008 kt 2023 up 1,900.0% volatile
36 Colombia 0.0078 kt 2023 down 22.0% volatile
37 Ukraine 0.0063 kt 2023 down 58.0% volatile
38 Serbia 0.006 kt 2023 up 71.4% flat
39 Czechia 0.0053 kt 2023 down 7.0% falling
40 Greece 0.0045 kt 2023 down 41.6% falling
41 Iceland 0.0044 kt 2023 down 29.0% volatile
41 Caribbean 0.0044 kt 2023 up 388.9% volatile
43 Dominican Republic 0.0042 kt 2023 up 500.0% volatile
44 Philippines 0.0041 kt 2023 down 24.1% volatile
45 Algeria 0.004 kt 2023 up 150.0% volatile
46 Romania 0.0039 kt 2023 down 29.1% falling
47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0038 kt 2023 down 47.2% falling
48 Austria 0.0035 kt 2023 down 37.5% rising
49 Sweden 0.0034 kt 2023 down 15.0% rising
50 Portugal 0.0033 kt 2023 down 17.5% falling
51 Belgium 0.003 kt 2023 down 45.5% falling
51 Bulgaria 0.003 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
53 Uzbekistan 0.0028 kt 2023 — volatile
54 Slovakia 0.0027 kt 2023 down 49.1% falling
55 Pakistan 0.0026 kt 2023 up 2,500.0% volatile
56 Hungary 0.0022 kt 2023 up 4.8% falling
57 Zambia 0.002 kt 2023 up 566.7% volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0018 kt 2023 down 52.6% volatile
59 Bahrain 0.0016 kt 2023 up 33.3% rising
59 Qatar 0.0016 kt 2023 up 220.0% volatile
61 Slovenia 0.0015 kt 2023 down 37.5% falling
62 Argentina 0.0014 kt 2012 up 600.0% volatile
63 Senegal 0.0012 kt 2023 up 100.0% volatile
63 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0012 kt 2023 down 65.7% volatile
65 Ireland 0.0011 kt 2023 down 15.4% falling
66 Serbia and Montenegro 0.001 kt 2004 — volatile
67 Angola 0.0009 kt 2023 up 350.0% volatile
67 Uruguay 0.0009 kt 2023 — volatile
69 Luxembourg 0.0008 kt 2023 up 33.3% falling
70 Mozambique 0.0007 kt 2023 up 133.3% volatile
70 Tunisia 0.0007 kt 2023 down 12.5% volatile
72 Azerbaijan 0.0006 kt 2023 up 100.0% volatile
72 Belarus 0.0006 kt 2023 down 33.3% falling
72 Switzerland 0.0006 kt 2023 down 25.0% falling
72 Denmark 0.0006 kt 2023 down 57.1% volatile
72 Saudi Arabia 0.0006 kt 2023 down 50.0% volatile
72 Tajikistan 0.0006 kt 2023 up 500.0% volatile
78 Egypt 0.0005 kt 2023 up 150.0% volatile
78 Estonia 0.0005 kt 2023 down 28.6% falling
78 North Macedonia 0.0005 kt 2023 down 61.5% falling
78 New Caledonia 0.0005 kt 2023 down 16.7% rising
78 New Zealand 0.0005 kt 2023 down 28.6% volatile
78 Melanesia 0.0005 kt 2023 down 16.7% rising
84 Cameroon 0.0004 kt 2023 up 33.3% volatile
84 Honduras 0.0004 kt 2023 up 33.3% volatile
84 Croatia 0.0004 kt 2023 down 33.3% falling
87 Cyprus 0.0003 kt 2023 up 50.0% falling
87 Malawi 0.0003 kt 2023 up 50.0% rising
87 Zimbabwe 0.0003 kt 2023 up 50.0% volatile
87 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0003 kt 2023 up 50.0% rising
91 Botswana 0.0002 kt 2023 — volatile
91 Costa Rica 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
91 Myanmar 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
91 Peru 0.0002 kt 2023 down 33.3% volatile
91 Sudan (former) 0.0002 kt 2011 — volatile
91 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0002 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Albania 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Armenia 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Benin 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% volatile
97 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Georgia 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Israel 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Jamaica 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Kyrgyzstan 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Kuwait 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Lithuania 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Latvia 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Moldova 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Montenegro 0.0001 kt 2023 down 80.0% volatile
97 Malaysia 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Nigeria 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Oman 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% falling
97 Togo 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% falling
97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% rising
97 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
97 Republic of Moldova 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
97 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0001 kt 2023 — volatile
118 United Arab Emirates 0 kt 2023 — volatile
118 Bangladesh 0 kt 1998 — volatile
118 Iraq 0 kt 2010 down 100.0% volatile
118 Jordan 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
118 Nauru 0 kt 2001 down 100.0% volatile
118 Singapore 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
118 Suriname 0 kt 2019 down 100.0% volatile
118 Micronesia 0 kt 2001 down 100.0% volatile
118 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kt 2023 — volatile
118 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt 2023 — volatile
118 Nauru 0 kt 2001 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 5,298 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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