Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0502 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0502 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.0844 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0494 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.077 kt1991: 0.078 kt1992: 0.075 kt1993: 0.067 kt1994: 0.065 kt1995: 0.064 kt1996: 0.064 kt1997: 0.063 kt1998: 0.061 kt1999: 0.06 kt2000: 0.061 kt2001: 0.067 kt2002: 0.065 kt2003: 0.074 kt2004: 0.072 kt2005: 0.068 kt2006: 0.08 kt2007: 0.084 kt2008: 0.081 kt2009: 0.069 kt2010: 0.078 kt2011: 0.072 kt2012: 0.073 kt2013: 0.073 kt2014: 0.068 kt2015: 0.067 kt2016: 0.06 kt2017: 0.056 kt2018: 0.058 kt2019: 0.053 kt2020: 0.049 kt2021: 0.052 kt2022: 0.05 kt2023: 0.05 kt

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 0.0502 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 0.0844 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 kt, in 2020.

That places Northern Europe 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0674 kt 0.0604 kt 0.0777 kt 10
2000s 0.0722 kt 0.0611 kt 0.0844 kt 10
2010s 0.0659 kt 0.0534 kt 0.0778 kt 10
2020s 0.0505 kt 0.0494 kt 0.0521 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 18 India 0.0228 kt compare
  2. 19 Indonesia 0.0206 kt compare
  3. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0206 kt compare
  4. 21 Chile 0.0164 kt compare
  5. 22 Italy 0.016 kt compare
  6. 23 France 0.0113 kt compare
  7. 24 Mexico 0.0106 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe?
Food packaging — emissions in Northern Europe was 0.0502 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0844 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 kt in 2020.
How does Northern Europe rank for food packaging — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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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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 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.