Food Packaging — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0011 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0011 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0024 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.0011 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031990200620231990: 0.002 kt1991: 0.002 kt1992: 0.002 kt1993: 0.002 kt1994: 0.002 kt1995: 0.002 kt1996: 0.002 kt1997: 0.002 kt1998: 0.002 kt1999: 0.002 kt2000: 0.002 kt2001: 0.002 kt2002: 0.002 kt2003: 0.002 kt2004: 0.002 kt2005: 0.002 kt2006: 0.002 kt2007: 0.002 kt2008: 0.002 kt2009: 0.001 kt2010: 0.002 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.001 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0.001 kt2015: 0.001 kt2016: 0.001 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.001 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0.001 kt2023: 0.001 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Ireland stood at 0.0011 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.0024 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt, in 2019.

That places Ireland 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0016 kt
1991 0.0016 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0017 kt +6.2%
1993 0.0017 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0017 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0018 kt +5.9%
1996 0.002 kt +11.1%
1997 0.0023 kt +15.0%
1998 0.0024 kt +4.3%
1999 0.0024 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0023 kt -4.2%
2001 0.0022 kt -4.3%
2002 0.0021 kt -4.5%
2003 0.002 kt -4.8%
2004 0.0019 kt -5.0%
2005 0.0022 kt +15.8%
2006 0.002 kt -9.1%
2007 0.0019 kt -5.0%
2008 0.0018 kt -5.3%
2009 0.0014 kt -22.2%
2010 0.0016 kt +14.3%
2011 0.0013 kt -18.8%
2012 0.0012 kt -7.7%
2013 0.0013 kt +8.3%
2014 0.0014 kt +7.7%
2015 0.0013 kt -7.1%
2016 0.0013 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0012 kt -7.7%
2018 0.0013 kt +8.3%
2019 0.0011 kt -15.4%
2020 0.0011 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0011 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0011 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0011 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0019 kt 0.0016 kt 0.0024 kt 10
2000s 0.002 kt 0.0014 kt 0.0023 kt 10
2010s 0.0013 kt 0.0011 kt 0.0016 kt 10
2020s 0.0011 kt 0.0011 kt 0.0011 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 53 Slovenia 0.0015 kt compare
  2. 54 Argentina 0.0014 kt compare
  3. 55 Senegal 0.0012 kt compare
  4. 57 Serbia and Montenegro 0.001 kt compare
  5. 58 Angola 0.0009 kt compare
  6. 58 Uruguay 0.0009 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Ireland?
Food packaging — emissions in Ireland was 0.0011 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0024 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for food packaging — emissions?
Ireland ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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