Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1702 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1702 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.3026 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.1702 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.191 kt1991: 0.263 kt1992: 0.266 kt1993: 0.267 kt1994: 0.253 kt1995: 0.28 kt1996: 0.288 kt1997: 0.299 kt1998: 0.27 kt1999: 0.263 kt2000: 0.272 kt2001: 0.281 kt2002: 0.289 kt2003: 0.285 kt2004: 0.285 kt2005: 0.282 kt2006: 0.279 kt2007: 0.303 kt2008: 0.27 kt2009: 0.242 kt2010: 0.246 kt2011: 0.247 kt2012: 0.236 kt2013: 0.229 kt2014: 0.224 kt2015: 0.227 kt2016: 0.219 kt2017: 0.213 kt2018: 0.206 kt2019: 0.18 kt2020: 0.171 kt2021: 0.185 kt2022: 0.17 kt2023: 0.17 kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 0.1702 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 0.3026 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1702 kt, in 2022.

That places European Union (27) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in European Union (27), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.191 kt
1991 0.2625 kt +37.4%
1992 0.2657 kt +1.2%
1993 0.267 kt +0.5%
1994 0.253 kt -5.2%
1995 0.2801 kt +10.7%
1996 0.2878 kt +2.7%
1997 0.2995 kt +4.1%
1998 0.2701 kt -9.8%
1999 0.2625 kt -2.8%
2000 0.2722 kt +3.7%
2001 0.2814 kt +3.4%
2002 0.2886 kt +2.6%
2003 0.2849 kt -1.3%
2004 0.2847 kt -0.1%
2005 0.2824 kt -0.8%
2006 0.2788 kt -1.3%
2007 0.3026 kt +8.5%
2008 0.2702 kt -10.7%
2009 0.2418 kt -10.5%
2010 0.2457 kt +1.6%
2011 0.2469 kt +0.5%
2012 0.2365 kt -4.2%
2013 0.2291 kt -3.1%
2014 0.2237 kt -2.4%
2015 0.2268 kt +1.4%
2016 0.2192 kt -3.4%
2017 0.2135 kt -2.6%
2018 0.2063 kt -3.4%
2019 0.1802 kt -12.7%
2020 0.1714 kt -4.9%
2021 0.1848 kt +7.8%
2022 0.1702 kt -7.9%
2023 0.1702 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2639 kt 0.191 kt 0.2995 kt 10
2000s 0.2788 kt 0.2418 kt 0.3026 kt 10
2010s 0.2228 kt 0.1802 kt 0.2469 kt 10
2020s 0.1741 kt 0.1702 kt 0.1848 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
  2. 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
  3. 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
  4. 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
  5. 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
  6. 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
  7. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in European Union (27)?
Food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) was 0.1702 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 0.3026 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1702 kt in 2022.
How does European Union (27) rank for food packaging — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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