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Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.014 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.014 kt
Change on year
up 7.7%
Rank
4th
of 16 regions
All-time high
0.014 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0007 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.001 kt1991: 0.001 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.001 kt1994: 0.001 kt1995: 0.001 kt1996: 0.001 kt1997: 0.001 kt1998: 0.001 kt1999: 0.001 kt2000: 0.001 kt2001: 0.001 kt2002: 0.001 kt2003: 0.001 kt2004: 0.001 kt2005: 0.001 kt2006: 0.002 kt2007: 0.002 kt2008: 0.002 kt2009: 0.003 kt2010: 0.003 kt2011: 0.003 kt2012: 0.003 kt2013: 0.002 kt2014: 0.003 kt2015: 0.003 kt2016: 0.006 kt2017: 0.006 kt2018: 0.008 kt2019: 0.01 kt2020: 0.011 kt2021: 0.012 kt2022: 0.013 kt2023: 0.014 kt

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 0.014 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 483.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.014 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt, in 1993.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Year kt Change
1990 0.0008 kt —
1991 0.0008 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0008 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0007 kt -12.5%
1994 0.0007 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0007 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0007 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0008 kt +14.3%
1998 0.0007 kt -12.5%
1999 0.0008 kt +14.3%
2000 0.0008 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0011 kt +37.5%
2002 0.0009 kt -18.2%
2003 0.001 kt +11.1%
2004 0.0011 kt +10.0%
2005 0.0012 kt +9.1%
2006 0.0017 kt +41.7%
2007 0.0019 kt +11.8%
2008 0.0023 kt +21.1%
2009 0.0027 kt +17.4%
2010 0.0032 kt +18.5%
2011 0.0026 kt -18.8%
2012 0.0029 kt +11.5%
2013 0.0024 kt -17.2%
2014 0.003 kt +25.0%
2015 0.0033 kt +10.0%
2016 0.0064 kt +93.9%
2017 0.0063 kt -1.6%
2018 0.0076 kt +20.6%
2019 0.0104 kt +36.8%
2020 0.0115 kt +10.6%
2021 0.0121 kt +5.2%
2022 0.013 kt +7.4%
2023 0.014 kt +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0008 kt 0.0007 kt 0.0008 kt 10
2000s 0.0015 kt 0.0008 kt 0.0027 kt 10
2010s 0.0048 kt 0.0024 kt 0.0104 kt 10
2020s 0.0126 kt 0.0115 kt 0.014 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 0.8597 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
  6. 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
  7. 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Food packaging — emissions in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.014 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.014 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt in 1993.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food packaging — emissions?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 483.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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