Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0502 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0502 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.0844 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0494 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.076 kt1991: 0.078 kt1992: 0.075 kt1993: 0.067 kt1994: 0.065 kt1995: 0.064 kt1996: 0.064 kt1997: 0.063 kt1998: 0.061 kt1999: 0.06 kt2000: 0.061 kt2001: 0.067 kt2002: 0.065 kt2003: 0.074 kt2004: 0.072 kt2005: 0.068 kt2006: 0.08 kt2007: 0.084 kt2008: 0.081 kt2009: 0.069 kt2010: 0.078 kt2011: 0.072 kt2012: 0.073 kt2013: 0.073 kt2014: 0.068 kt2015: 0.067 kt2016: 0.06 kt2017: 0.056 kt2018: 0.058 kt2019: 0.053 kt2020: 0.049 kt2021: 0.052 kt2022: 0.05 kt2023: 0.05 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe is 0.0502 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 0.0844 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 kt, in 2020.

That places Northern Europe 17th out of 31 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0765 kt
1991 0.0777 kt +1.6%
1992 0.0751 kt -3.3%
1993 0.0665 kt -11.5%
1994 0.0653 kt -1.8%
1995 0.0641 kt -1.8%
1996 0.0643 kt +0.3%
1997 0.0632 kt -1.7%
1998 0.0608 kt -3.8%
1999 0.0604 kt -0.7%
2000 0.0611 kt +1.2%
2001 0.0669 kt +9.5%
2002 0.0652 kt -2.5%
2003 0.074 kt +13.5%
2004 0.0716 kt -3.2%
2005 0.0683 kt -4.6%
2006 0.0804 kt +17.7%
2007 0.0844 kt +5.0%
2008 0.0813 kt -3.7%
2009 0.0692 kt -14.9%
2010 0.0778 kt +12.4%
2011 0.072 kt -7.5%
2012 0.0727 kt +1.0%
2013 0.0733 kt +0.8%
2014 0.0684 kt -6.7%
2015 0.0669 kt -2.2%
2016 0.0599 kt -10.5%
2017 0.0562 kt -6.2%
2018 0.0581 kt +3.4%
2019 0.0534 kt -8.1%
2020 0.0494 kt -7.5%
2021 0.0521 kt +5.5%
2022 0.0502 kt -3.6%
2023 0.0502 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0674 kt 0.0604 kt 0.0777 kt 10
2000s 0.0722 kt 0.0611 kt 0.0844 kt 10
2010s 0.0659 kt 0.0534 kt 0.0778 kt 10
2020s 0.0505 kt 0.0494 kt 0.0521 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 14 Poland 0.0312 kt compare
  2. 15 Canada 0.0311 kt compare
  3. 16 Thailand 0.0261 kt compare
  4. 17 India 0.0228 kt compare
  5. 18 Indonesia 0.0206 kt compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0206 kt compare
  7. 20 Chile 0.0164 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe was 0.0502 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0844 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 kt in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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