Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in OECD
OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.5943 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in OECD is 0.5943 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in OECD peaked at 1.24 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5733 kt, in 2020.
That places OECD 3rd out of 134 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 (N2O) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.24 kt | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kt | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1 kt | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 kt | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kt | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.21 kt | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kt | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.04 kt | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kt | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9904 kt | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9833 kt | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9676 kt | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9689 kt | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9416 kt | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kt | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 kt | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9384 kt | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9636 kt | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8482 kt | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7957 kt | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7687 kt | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7662 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7579 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7386 kt | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.688 kt | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6442 kt | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6015 kt | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5733 kt | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6087 kt | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5946 kt | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5943 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 kt | 1.04 kt | 1.24 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kt | 0.9384 kt | 1.1 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7573 kt | 0.6015 kt | 0.9636 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5927 kt | 0.5733 kt | 0.6087 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 China 0.8597 kt compare
- 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions 137.03 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 462.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in OECD?
- Food packaging — emissions in OECD was 0.5943 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5733 kt in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for food packaging — emissions?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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 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.