Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0456 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.0456 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.1858 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0456 kt, in 2020.
That places Australia and New Zealand 8th out of 120 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.089 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0861 kt | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0916 kt | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0929 kt | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0943 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0927 kt | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0963 kt | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1015 kt | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1201 kt | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1223 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1236 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1223 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1255 kt | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1116 kt | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1129 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1182 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1161 kt | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1283 kt | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.133 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1511 kt | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1858 kt | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0847 kt | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0638 kt | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.062 kt | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.057 kt | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0531 kt | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0525 kt | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 kt | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0481 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0467 kt | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0456 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0459 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0456 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0456 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0987 kt | 0.0861 kt | 0.1223 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1243 kt | 0.1116 kt | 0.1511 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0704 kt | 0.0467 kt | 0.1858 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0457 kt | 0.0456 kt | 0.0459 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food packaging — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 0.0456 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1858 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0456 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.