Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1702 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) stood at 0.1702 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 0.3026 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1702 kt, in 2023.
That places European Union (27) 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2639 kt | 0.191 kt | 0.2995 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2788 kt | 0.2418 kt | 0.3026 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2228 kt | 0.1802 kt | 0.2469 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1742 kt | 0.1702 kt | 0.1848 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 6 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 8 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
- 10 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
- 11 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 0.0339 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in European Union (27)?
- Food packaging — emissions in European Union (27) was 0.1702 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3026 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1702 kt in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for food packaging — emissions?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.