Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.003 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.003 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0064 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.0029 kt
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.0020.0040.0062000201120232000: 0.005 kt2001: 0.006 kt2002: 0.005 kt2003: 0.006 kt2004: 0.005 kt2005: 0.005 kt2006: 0.006 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0.006 kt2009: 0.006 kt2010: 0.005 kt2011: 0.006 kt2012: 0.006 kt2013: 0.005 kt2014: 0.005 kt2015: 0.006 kt2016: 0.004 kt2017: 0.004 kt2018: 0.004 kt2019: 0.003 kt2020: 0.003 kt2021: 0.003 kt2022: 0.003 kt2023: 0.003 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.003 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.0064 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kt, in 2019.

Belgium ranks 43rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 0.0054 kt
2001 0.006 kt +11.1%
2002 0.0055 kt -8.3%
2003 0.0061 kt +10.9%
2004 0.0055 kt -9.8%
2005 0.0053 kt -3.6%
2006 0.0056 kt +5.7%
2007 0.006 kt +7.1%
2008 0.0061 kt +1.7%
2009 0.0059 kt -3.3%
2010 0.0053 kt -10.2%
2011 0.0057 kt +7.5%
2012 0.0064 kt +12.3%
2013 0.0055 kt -14.1%
2014 0.0047 kt -14.5%
2015 0.0056 kt +19.1%
2016 0.0042 kt -25.0%
2017 0.0036 kt -14.3%
2018 0.0037 kt +2.8%
2019 0.0029 kt -21.6%
2020 0.0029 kt +0.0%
2021 0.003 kt +3.4%
2022 0.003 kt +0.0%
2023 0.003 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0057 kt 0.0053 kt 0.0061 kt 10
2010s 0.0048 kt 0.0029 kt 0.0064 kt 10
2020s 0.003 kt 0.0029 kt 0.003 kt 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 40 Austria 0.0035 kt compare
  2. 41 Sweden 0.0034 kt compare
  3. 42 Portugal 0.0033 kt compare
  4. 43 Bulgaria 0.003 kt compare
  5. 45 Uzbekistan 0.0028 kt compare
  6. 46 Slovakia 0.0027 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Belgium?
Food packaging — emissions in Belgium was 0.003 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0064 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kt in 2019.
How does Belgium rank for food packaging — emissions?
Belgium ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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