Food Packaging — Emissions in United States
United States: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1433 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in United States stood at 0.1433 kt.
The figure is down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in United States peaked at 0.6481 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 kt, in 2020.
That places United States 4th out of 145 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.523 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6481 kt | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.534 kt | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5126 kt | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4889 kt | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5449 kt | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5426 kt | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.569 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4427 kt | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4168 kt | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4357 kt | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4355 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.33 kt | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3332 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3208 kt | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3196 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3014 kt | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3311 kt | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3313 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2819 kt | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2762 kt | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2604 kt | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2278 kt | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2187 kt | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2392 kt | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2316 kt | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2184 kt | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1763 kt | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1475 kt | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1357 kt | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1243 kt | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1402 kt | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1433 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1433 kt | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1433 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 kt, 89.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5223 kt | 0.4168 kt | 0.6481 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3421 kt | 0.2819 kt | 0.4357 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2132 kt | 0.1357 kt | 0.2762 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1378 kt | 0.1243 kt | 0.1433 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in United States?
- Food packaging — emissions in United States was 0.1433 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6481 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 kt in 2020.
- How does United States rank for food packaging — emissions?
- United States ranks 4th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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