Food Packaging — Emissions in France

France: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0113 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0113 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0217 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.0061 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in France, 1990–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.022 kt1991: 0.021 kt1992: 0.021 kt1993: 0.017 kt1994: 0.017 kt1995: 0.021 kt1996: 0.022 kt1997: 0.022 kt1998: 0.02 kt1999: 0.015 kt2000: 0.014 kt2001: 0.013 kt2002: 0.016 kt2003: 0.016 kt2004: 0.015 kt2005: 0.015 kt2006: 0.015 kt2007: 0.015 kt2008: 0.015 kt2009: 0.012 kt2010: 0.013 kt2011: 0.012 kt2012: 0.011 kt2013: 0.011 kt2014: 0.01 kt2015: 0.009 kt2016: 0.011 kt2017: 0.01 kt2018: 0.006 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.006 kt2021: 0.012 kt2022: 0.011 kt2023: 0.011 kt

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

Analysis

France recorded 0.0113 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in France peaked at 0.0217 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 kt, in 2020.

That places France 22nd out of 120 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0197 kt 0.015 kt 0.0217 kt 10
2000s 0.0147 kt 0.0117 kt 0.0164 kt 10
2010s 0.01 kt 0.0065 kt 0.0128 kt 10
2020s 0.0102 kt 0.0061 kt 0.0122 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 20 Chile 0.0164 kt compare
  2. 21 Italy 0.016 kt compare
  3. 23 Mexico 0.0106 kt compare
  4. 24 Finland 0.0101 kt compare
  5. 25 Spain 0.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in France?
Food packaging — emissions in France was 0.0113 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0217 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 kt in 2020.
How does France rank for food packaging — emissions?
France ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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