Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Asia
Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 1.15 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Asia is 1.15 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Asia peaked at 1.32 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.211 kt, in 1990.
That places Asia 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.211 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2261 kt | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2409 kt | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2626 kt | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.271 kt | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2759 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2905 kt | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2915 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2713 kt | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2766 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5791 kt | +109.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5904 kt | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5944 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6792 kt | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8409 kt | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.929 kt | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9485 kt | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 kt | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 kt | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.24 kt | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 kt | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.23 kt | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.32 kt | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.18 kt | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.19 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kt | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kt | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9694 kt | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9897 kt | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kt | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 kt | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +109.4% | 0.2766 kt | 0.5791 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2617 kt | 0.211 kt | 0.2915 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.839 kt | 0.5791 kt | 1.12 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 kt | 0.9694 kt | 1.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 kt | 0.9897 kt | 1.16 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 0.8597 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
- 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Asia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Asia was 1.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.211 kt in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.