Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in France

France: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0113 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0113 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.0217 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.0061 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in France, 1990–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.022 kt1991: 0.021 kt1992: 0.021 kt1993: 0.017 kt1994: 0.017 kt1995: 0.02 kt1996: 0.022 kt1997: 0.022 kt1998: 0.02 kt1999: 0.015 kt2000: 0.014 kt2001: 0.013 kt2002: 0.016 kt2003: 0.016 kt2004: 0.015 kt2005: 0.015 kt2006: 0.015 kt2007: 0.015 kt2008: 0.015 kt2009: 0.012 kt2010: 0.013 kt2011: 0.012 kt2012: 0.01 kt2013: 0.011 kt2014: 0.01 kt2015: 0.009 kt2016: 0.01 kt2017: 0.01 kt2018: 0.007 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.006 kt2021: 0.012 kt2022: 0.011 kt2023: 0.011 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

France recorded 0.0113 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in France peaked at 0.0217 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 kt, in 2020.

That places France 24th out of 134 countries 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.

Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in France, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in France, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0216 kt —
1991 0.0212 kt -1.7%
1992 0.0213 kt +0.7%
1993 0.0166 kt -22.4%
1994 0.0174 kt +4.9%
1995 0.0205 kt +17.8%
1996 0.0216 kt +5.7%
1997 0.0217 kt +0.3%
1998 0.0199 kt -8.0%
1999 0.015 kt -24.9%
2000 0.0143 kt -4.5%
2001 0.0134 kt -6.5%
2002 0.0164 kt +22.6%
2003 0.0156 kt -4.6%
2004 0.0152 kt -2.9%
2005 0.0155 kt +1.7%
2006 0.0155 kt +0.1%
2007 0.0152 kt -1.9%
2008 0.0145 kt -4.2%
2009 0.0117 kt -19.3%
2010 0.0128 kt +8.9%
2011 0.0121 kt -5.1%
2012 0.0105 kt -13.5%
2013 0.0114 kt +8.7%
2014 0.0098 kt -14.2%
2015 0.0093 kt -4.7%
2016 0.0105 kt +12.6%
2017 0.0103 kt -2.1%
2018 0.0065 kt -36.4%
2019 0.0066 kt +0.6%
2020 0.0061 kt -7.2%
2021 0.0122 kt +100.5%
2022 0.0113 kt -7.3%
2023 0.0113 kt +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.0113 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt, 7.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.0113 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 kt, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in France 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +100.5% 0.0061 kt 0.0122 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0197 kt 0.015 kt 0.0217 kt 10
2000s 0.0147 kt 0.0117 kt 0.0164 kt 10
2010s 0.01 kt 0.0065 kt 0.0128 kt 10
2020s 0.0102 kt 0.0061 kt 0.0122 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0206 kt compare
  2. 22 Chile 0.0164 kt compare
  3. 23 Italy 0.016 kt compare
  4. 25 Mexico 0.0106 kt compare
  5. 26 Finland 0.0101 kt compare
  6. 27 Spain 0.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in France?
Food packaging — emissions in France was 0.0113 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0217 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 kt in 2020.
How does France rank for food packaging — emissions?
France ranks 24th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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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.