Food Packaging — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0206 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.0206 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.053 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0193 kt, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th out of 120 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0521 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.053 kt | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0501 kt | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.043 kt | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0414 kt | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0399 kt | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 kt | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0351 kt | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0264 kt | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 kt | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0294 kt | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0278 kt | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0299 kt | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0301 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 kt | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.037 kt | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0375 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.037 kt | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.03 kt | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.031 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0371 kt | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 kt | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 kt | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0305 kt | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 kt | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 kt | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0215 kt | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 kt | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 kt | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0206 kt | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0404 kt | 0.0262 kt | 0.053 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0319 kt | 0.0264 kt | 0.0375 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 kt | 0.0215 kt | 0.0371 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0203 kt | 0.0193 kt | 0.0206 kt | 4 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Food packaging — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0206 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.053 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food packaging — emissions?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.