Food Packaging — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0933 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0933 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1016 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0065 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.008 kt1991: 0.007 kt1992: 0.006 kt1993: 0.011 kt1994: 0.013 kt1995: 0.014 kt1996: 0.013 kt1997: 0.013 kt1998: 0.016 kt1999: 0.016 kt2000: 0.016 kt2001: 0.015 kt2002: 0.016 kt2003: 0.017 kt2004: 0.018 kt2005: 0.053 kt2006: 0.054 kt2007: 0.053 kt2008: 0.059 kt2009: 0.072 kt2010: 0.102 kt2011: 0.053 kt2012: 0.053 kt2013: 0.059 kt2014: 0.072 kt2015: 0.086 kt2016: 0.079 kt2017: 0.078 kt2018: 0.087 kt2019: 0.09 kt2020: 0.094 kt2021: 0.09 kt2022: 0.095 kt2023: 0.093 kt

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 0.0933 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Africa peaked at 0.1016 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 kt, in 1992.

Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0076 kt
1991 0.0069 kt -9.2%
1992 0.0065 kt -5.8%
1993 0.0111 kt +70.8%
1994 0.0127 kt +14.4%
1995 0.0141 kt +11.0%
1996 0.0128 kt -9.2%
1997 0.013 kt +1.6%
1998 0.0158 kt +21.5%
1999 0.0159 kt +0.6%
2000 0.0162 kt +1.9%
2001 0.0152 kt -6.2%
2002 0.0157 kt +3.3%
2003 0.0168 kt +7.0%
2004 0.0183 kt +8.9%
2005 0.0531 kt +190.2%
2006 0.0536 kt +0.9%
2007 0.0528 kt -1.5%
2008 0.0586 kt +11.0%
2009 0.0721 kt +23.0%
2010 0.1016 kt +40.9%
2011 0.0529 kt -47.9%
2012 0.0531 kt +0.4%
2013 0.059 kt +11.1%
2014 0.0717 kt +21.5%
2015 0.0856 kt +19.4%
2016 0.0786 kt -8.2%
2017 0.0781 kt -0.6%
2018 0.0874 kt +11.9%
2019 0.0897 kt +2.6%
2020 0.0941 kt +4.9%
2021 0.0903 kt -4.0%
2022 0.0947 kt +4.9%
2023 0.0933 kt -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0116 kt 0.0065 kt 0.0159 kt 10
2000s 0.0372 kt 0.0152 kt 0.0721 kt 10
2010s 0.0758 kt 0.0529 kt 0.1016 kt 10
2020s 0.0931 kt 0.0903 kt 0.0947 kt 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
  2. 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
  3. 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
  4. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
  5. 12 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare
  6. 13 Kazakhstan 0.0314 kt compare
  7. 14 Poland 0.0312 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Africa?
Food packaging — emissions in Africa was 0.0933 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1016 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 kt in 1992.
How does Africa rank for food packaging — emissions?
Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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