Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1745 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Northern America stood at 0.1745 kt.
The figure is down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern America peaked at 0.6986 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1535 kt, in 2020.
That places Northern America 7th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5692 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6986 kt | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5844 kt | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5566 kt | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5321 kt | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.589 kt | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5861 kt | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6149 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5004 kt | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4732 kt | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.492 kt | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4984 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3886 kt | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3913 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3774 kt | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3729 kt | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3543 kt | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4012 kt | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3926 kt | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3332 kt | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3242 kt | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3032 kt | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2679 kt | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2523 kt | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2717 kt | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2637 kt | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2503 kt | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2112 kt | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1773 kt | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1668 kt | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 kt | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1709 kt | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1745 kt | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1745 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5705 kt | 0.4732 kt | 0.6986 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4002 kt | 0.3332 kt | 0.4984 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2489 kt | 0.1668 kt | 0.3242 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1683 kt | 0.1535 kt | 0.1745 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Northern America?
- Food packaging — emissions in Northern America was 0.1745 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6986 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 kt in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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