Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.5943 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5943 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.24 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.5733 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 1 kt1991: 1.2 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.1 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1 kt2000: 1.1 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 0.99 kt2003: 0.983 kt2004: 0.968 kt2005: 0.969 kt2006: 0.942 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 1 kt2009: 0.938 kt2010: 0.964 kt2011: 0.848 kt2012: 0.796 kt2013: 0.769 kt2014: 0.766 kt2015: 0.758 kt2016: 0.739 kt2017: 0.688 kt2018: 0.644 kt2019: 0.602 kt2020: 0.573 kt2021: 0.609 kt2022: 0.595 kt2023: 0.594 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in OECD stood at 0.5943 kt.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in OECD peaked at 1.24 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5733 kt, in 2020.

That places OECD 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.12 kt 1.04 kt 1.24 kt 10
2000s 1 kt 0.9384 kt 1.1 kt 10
2010s 0.7573 kt 0.6015 kt 0.9636 kt 10
2020s 0.5927 kt 0.5733 kt 0.6087 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

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

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in OECD?
Food packaging — emissions in OECD was 0.5943 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5733 kt in 2020.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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