Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.15 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.15 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 16 regions
All-time high
1.32 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0.2111 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

0.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.211 kt1991: 0.226 kt1992: 0.241 kt1993: 0.263 kt1994: 0.271 kt1995: 0.276 kt1996: 0.29 kt1997: 0.291 kt1998: 0.271 kt1999: 0.277 kt2000: 0.579 kt2001: 0.59 kt2002: 0.594 kt2003: 0.679 kt2004: 0.841 kt2005: 0.929 kt2006: 0.949 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 1.1 kt2009: 1.1 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 1.2 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 1.2 kt2014: 1.3 kt2015: 1.2 kt2016: 1.2 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 1 kt2019: 0.969 kt2020: 1 kt2021: 0.99 kt2022: 1.2 kt2023: 1.2 kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 1.15 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Asia peaked at 1.32 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2111 kt, in 1990.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2111 kt
1991 0.2261 kt +7.1%
1992 0.241 kt +6.6%
1993 0.2626 kt +9.0%
1994 0.271 kt +3.2%
1995 0.2759 kt +1.8%
1996 0.2905 kt +5.3%
1997 0.2915 kt +0.3%
1998 0.2713 kt -6.9%
1999 0.2766 kt +2.0%
2000 0.5791 kt +109.4%
2001 0.5904 kt +2.0%
2002 0.5944 kt +0.7%
2003 0.6792 kt +14.3%
2004 0.8409 kt +23.8%
2005 0.929 kt +10.5%
2006 0.9485 kt +2.1%
2007 1.03 kt +8.5%
2008 1.08 kt +5.4%
2009 1.12 kt +2.9%
2010 1.13 kt +1.4%
2011 1.24 kt +9.3%
2012 1.17 kt -5.2%
2013 1.23 kt +4.7%
2014 1.32 kt +7.2%
2015 1.18 kt -10.7%
2016 1.19 kt +0.8%
2017 1.05 kt -11.5%
2018 1.03 kt -1.6%
2019 0.9694 kt -6.1%
2020 1.01 kt +4.1%
2021 0.9897 kt -2.0%
2022 1.16 kt +16.8%
2023 1.15 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2618 kt 0.2111 kt 0.2915 kt 10
2000s 0.839 kt 0.5791 kt 1.12 kt 10
2010s 1.15 kt 0.9694 kt 1.32 kt 10
2020s 1.08 kt 0.9897 kt 1.16 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  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

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Asia?
Food packaging — emissions in Asia was 1.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2111 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for food packaging — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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