Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.2991 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Europe stood at 0.2991 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Europe peaked at 0.4528 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2887 kt, in 1990.
Europe ranks 5th of 31 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2887 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3541 kt | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3758 kt | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3742 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3465 kt | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3783 kt | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4028 kt | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4171 kt | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3795 kt | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3769 kt | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3852 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4043 kt | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4115 kt | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4128 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4146 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4015 kt | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4145 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4528 kt | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4182 kt | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3651 kt | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3764 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3911 kt | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3911 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3828 kt | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3693 kt | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3725 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.353 kt | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3401 kt | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3419 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3147 kt | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3015 kt | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3198 kt | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2993 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2991 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3694 kt | 0.2887 kt | 0.4171 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.408 kt | 0.3651 kt | 0.4528 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3633 kt | 0.3147 kt | 0.3911 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3049 kt | 0.2991 kt | 0.3198 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
- 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Europe was 0.2991 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4528 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2887 kt in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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About this data
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