Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0707 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0707 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.123 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0382 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0.040.060.080.10.121990200620231990: 0.038 kt1991: 0.116 kt1992: 0.115 kt1993: 0.103 kt1994: 0.096 kt1995: 0.112 kt1996: 0.116 kt1997: 0.118 kt1998: 0.115 kt1999: 0.106 kt2000: 0.113 kt2001: 0.118 kt2002: 0.12 kt2003: 0.112 kt2004: 0.109 kt2005: 0.112 kt2006: 0.109 kt2007: 0.123 kt2008: 0.113 kt2009: 0.1 kt2010: 0.104 kt2011: 0.104 kt2012: 0.102 kt2013: 0.101 kt2014: 0.098 kt2015: 0.098 kt2016: 0.097 kt2017: 0.089 kt2018: 0.083 kt2019: 0.071 kt2020: 0.068 kt2021: 0.075 kt2022: 0.071 kt2023: 0.071 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Western Europe stood at 0.0707 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 0.123 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 kt, in 1990.

Western Europe ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0382 kt
1991 0.1161 kt +203.9%
1992 0.1149 kt -1.0%
1993 0.1031 kt -10.3%
1994 0.0961 kt -6.8%
1995 0.1117 kt +16.2%
1996 0.1164 kt +4.2%
1997 0.1185 kt +1.8%
1998 0.1154 kt -2.6%
1999 0.1064 kt -7.8%
2000 0.1132 kt +6.4%
2001 0.1181 kt +4.3%
2002 0.1199 kt +1.5%
2003 0.1121 kt -6.5%
2004 0.1094 kt -2.4%
2005 0.112 kt +2.4%
2006 0.1094 kt -2.3%
2007 0.123 kt +12.4%
2008 0.1128 kt -8.3%
2009 0.1001 kt -11.3%
2010 0.1045 kt +4.4%
2011 0.1039 kt -0.6%
2012 0.1022 kt -1.6%
2013 0.1009 kt -1.3%
2014 0.0976 kt -3.3%
2015 0.0977 kt +0.1%
2016 0.0972 kt -0.5%
2017 0.0891 kt -8.3%
2018 0.083 kt -6.8%
2019 0.071 kt -14.5%
2020 0.0681 kt -4.1%
2021 0.0752 kt +10.4%
2022 0.0707 kt -6.0%
2023 0.0707 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1037 kt 0.0382 kt 0.1185 kt 10
2000s 0.113 kt 0.1001 kt 0.123 kt 10
2010s 0.0947 kt 0.071 kt 0.1045 kt 10
2020s 0.0712 kt 0.0681 kt 0.0752 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
  2. 12 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare
  3. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kt compare
  4. 13 Kazakhstan 0.0314 kt compare
  5. 14 Poland 0.0312 kt compare
  6. 15 Canada 0.0311 kt compare
  7. 16 Thailand 0.0261 kt compare
  8. 17 India 0.0228 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Western Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Western Europe was 0.0707 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.123 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0382 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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