Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0442 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0442 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1022 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0442 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.073 kt1991: 0.071 kt1992: 0.079 kt1993: 0.075 kt1994: 0.075 kt1995: 0.079 kt1996: 0.076 kt1997: 0.085 kt1998: 0.075 kt1999: 0.083 kt2000: 0.084 kt2001: 0.088 kt2002: 0.095 kt2003: 0.091 kt2004: 0.095 kt2005: 0.094 kt2006: 0.09 kt2007: 0.102 kt2008: 0.085 kt2009: 0.072 kt2010: 0.068 kt2011: 0.073 kt2012: 0.071 kt2013: 0.062 kt2014: 0.062 kt2015: 0.067 kt2016: 0.058 kt2017: 0.062 kt2018: 0.057 kt2019: 0.048 kt2020: 0.044 kt2021: 0.048 kt2022: 0.044 kt2023: 0.044 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe is 0.0442 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.1022 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0442 kt, in 2023.

That places Southern Europe 20th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0733 kt
1991 0.0714 kt -2.6%
1992 0.0791 kt +10.8%
1993 0.0747 kt -5.6%
1994 0.0749 kt +0.3%
1995 0.0785 kt +4.8%
1996 0.0759 kt -3.3%
1997 0.0852 kt +12.3%
1998 0.0748 kt -12.2%
1999 0.0828 kt +10.7%
2000 0.0839 kt +1.3%
2001 0.0882 kt +5.1%
2002 0.0946 kt +7.3%
2003 0.0907 kt -4.1%
2004 0.0954 kt +5.2%
2005 0.094 kt -1.5%
2006 0.09 kt -4.3%
2007 0.1022 kt +13.6%
2008 0.085 kt -16.8%
2009 0.0719 kt -15.4%
2010 0.0676 kt -6.0%
2011 0.0733 kt +8.4%
2012 0.0709 kt -3.3%
2013 0.0618 kt -12.8%
2014 0.0623 kt +0.8%
2015 0.0666 kt +6.9%
2016 0.0584 kt -12.3%
2017 0.0616 kt +5.5%
2018 0.057 kt -7.5%
2019 0.0478 kt -16.1%
2020 0.0444 kt -7.1%
2021 0.0476 kt +7.2%
2022 0.0444 kt -6.7%
2023 0.0442 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0771 kt 0.0714 kt 0.0852 kt 10
2000s 0.0896 kt 0.0719 kt 0.1022 kt 10
2010s 0.0627 kt 0.0478 kt 0.0733 kt 10
2020s 0.0452 kt 0.0442 kt 0.0476 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 17 India 0.0228 kt compare
  2. 18 Indonesia 0.0206 kt compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0206 kt compare
  4. 20 Chile 0.0164 kt compare
  5. 21 Italy 0.016 kt compare
  6. 22 France 0.0113 kt compare
  7. 23 Mexico 0.0106 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.0442 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.1022 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0442 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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
Last refreshed

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