Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0451 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0451 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1844 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.045 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

0.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.088 kt1991: 0.086 kt1992: 0.091 kt1993: 0.092 kt1994: 0.094 kt1995: 0.092 kt1996: 0.096 kt1997: 0.1 kt1998: 0.119 kt1999: 0.121 kt2000: 0.123 kt2001: 0.121 kt2002: 0.124 kt2003: 0.11 kt2004: 0.111 kt2005: 0.115 kt2006: 0.114 kt2007: 0.127 kt2008: 0.131 kt2009: 0.15 kt2010: 0.184 kt2011: 0.084 kt2012: 0.063 kt2013: 0.061 kt2014: 0.056 kt2015: 0.052 kt2016: 0.052 kt2017: 0.05 kt2018: 0.048 kt2019: 0.046 kt2020: 0.045 kt2021: 0.045 kt2022: 0.045 kt2023: 0.045 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Australia stood at 0.0451 kt.

That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.1844 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.045 kt, in 2020.

That places Australia 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.098 kt 0.0856 kt 0.1214 kt 10
2000s 0.1225 kt 0.1097 kt 0.1497 kt 10
2010s 0.0697 kt 0.046 kt 0.1844 kt 10
2020s 0.0451 kt 0.045 kt 0.0453 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
  2. 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
  4. 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
  5. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
  6. 12 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Australia?
Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 0.0451 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1844 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.045 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
Australia ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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