Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.2529 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Americas recorded 0.2529 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Americas peaked at 0.7346 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2331 kt, in 2020.
Americas ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6034 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.7346 kt | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6216 kt | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5977 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5761 kt | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.629 kt | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6355 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6646 kt | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5487 kt | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5197 kt | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.539 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5443 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4346 kt | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4366 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4199 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4165 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3964 kt | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4549 kt | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4393 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3762 kt | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.37 kt | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3513 kt | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3203 kt | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3089 kt | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3192 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3114 kt | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3305 kt | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2898 kt | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2512 kt | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2455 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 kt | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2532 kt | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2531 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2529 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6131 kt | 0.5197 kt | 0.7346 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4458 kt | 0.3762 kt | 0.5443 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3098 kt | 0.2455 kt | 0.37 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2481 kt | 0.2331 kt | 0.2532 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Americas?
- Food packaging — emissions in Americas was 0.2529 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7346 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2331 kt in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.