Food Packaging — Emissions in World

World: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.85 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.85 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
2.17 kt
in 2010
All-time low
1.2 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 1.2 kt1991: 1.4 kt1992: 1.3 kt1993: 1.3 kt1994: 1.3 kt1995: 1.4 kt1996: 1.4 kt1997: 1.5 kt1998: 1.3 kt1999: 1.3 kt2000: 1.6 kt2001: 1.7 kt2002: 1.6 kt2003: 1.7 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 1.9 kt2006: 1.9 kt2007: 2.1 kt2008: 2.1 kt2009: 2.1 kt2010: 2.2 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 2 kt2013: 2 kt2014: 2.1 kt2015: 2 kt2016: 2 kt2017: 1.8 kt2018: 1.8 kt2019: 1.7 kt2020: 1.7 kt2021: 1.7 kt2022: 1.8 kt2023: 1.8 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in World stood at 1.85 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in World peaked at 2.17 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.35 kt 1.2 kt 1.49 kt 10
2000s 1.85 kt 1.58 kt 2.13 kt 10
2010s 1.97 kt 1.67 kt 2.17 kt 10
2020s 1.77 kt 1.68 kt 1.85 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China, People's Republic of 0.8597 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in World?
Food packaging — emissions in World was 1.85 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for food packaging — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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