Food Packaging — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.6182 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6182 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.24 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.6018 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 1 kt1991: 1.2 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.2 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 1.1 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 1 kt2003: 1 kt2004: 0.999 kt2005: 0.99 kt2006: 0.969 kt2007: 1.1 kt2008: 1 kt2009: 0.94 kt2010: 0.976 kt2011: 0.873 kt2012: 0.821 kt2013: 0.799 kt2014: 0.799 kt2015: 0.788 kt2016: 0.759 kt2017: 0.703 kt2018: 0.671 kt2019: 0.628 kt2020: 0.602 kt2021: 0.64 kt2022: 0.618 kt2023: 0.618 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries is 0.6182 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 1.24 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6018 kt, in 2020.

Annex I countries ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.04 kt
1991 1.24 kt +18.4%
1992 1.15 kt -7.3%
1993 1.12 kt -2.6%
1994 1.07 kt -4.5%
1995 1.16 kt +8.3%
1996 1.18 kt +2.4%
1997 1.23 kt +4.2%
1998 1.09 kt -11.4%
1999 1.07 kt -2.2%
2000 1.1 kt +2.5%
2001 1.12 kt +2.2%
2002 1.02 kt -9.0%
2003 1.01 kt -0.7%
2004 0.9987 kt -1.3%
2005 0.9898 kt -0.9%
2006 0.9689 kt -2.1%
2007 1.07 kt +10.1%
2008 1.03 kt -3.4%
2009 0.9398 kt -8.8%
2010 0.9758 kt +3.8%
2011 0.873 kt -10.5%
2012 0.8214 kt -5.9%
2013 0.7993 kt -2.7%
2014 0.7991 kt -0.0%
2015 0.7882 kt -1.4%
2016 0.7589 kt -3.7%
2017 0.7028 kt -7.4%
2018 0.671 kt -4.5%
2019 0.6284 kt -6.3%
2020 0.6018 kt -4.2%
2021 0.6397 kt +6.3%
2022 0.6184 kt -3.3%
2023 0.6182 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.14 kt 1.04 kt 1.24 kt 10
2000s 1.02 kt 0.9398 kt 1.12 kt 10
2010s 0.7818 kt 0.6284 kt 0.9758 kt 10
2020s 0.6195 kt 0.6018 kt 0.6397 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 China 0.8597 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
  6. 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
  7. 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries?
Food packaging — emissions in Annex I countries was 0.6182 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6018 kt in 2020.
How does Annex I countries rank for food packaging — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries 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