Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.2991 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.2991 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Europe peaked at 0.4528 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2887 kt, in 1990.
Europe ranks 5th of 32 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 in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2887 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3541 kt | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3758 kt | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3742 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3465 kt | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3783 kt | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4028 kt | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4171 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3795 kt | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3769 kt | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3852 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4043 kt | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4115 kt | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4128 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4146 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4015 kt | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4145 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4528 kt | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4182 kt | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3651 kt | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3764 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3911 kt | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3911 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3828 kt | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3693 kt | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3725 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.353 kt | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3401 kt | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3419 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3147 kt | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3015 kt | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3198 kt | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2993 kt | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2991 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3694 kt | 0.2887 kt | 0.4171 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4081 kt | 0.3651 kt | 0.4528 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3633 kt | 0.3147 kt | 0.3911 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3049 kt | 0.2991 kt | 0.3198 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
- 2 Türkiye 0.0339 kt compare
- 3 Viet Nam 0.0272 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
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0012 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.0005 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Europe?
- Food packaging — emissions in Europe was 0.2991 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4528 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2887 kt in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.