Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.1433 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.1433 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in United States of America peaked at 0.6481 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 kt, in 2020.
That places United States of America 9th out of 32 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.523 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6481 kt | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.534 kt | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5126 kt | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4889 kt | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5449 kt | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5426 kt | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.569 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4427 kt | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4168 kt | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4357 kt | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4355 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.33 kt | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3332 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3208 kt | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3196 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3014 kt | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3311 kt | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3313 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2819 kt | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2762 kt | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2604 kt | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2278 kt | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2187 kt | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2392 kt | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2316 kt | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2184 kt | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1763 kt | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1475 kt | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1357 kt | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1243 kt | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1402 kt | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1433 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1433 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5223 kt | 0.4168 kt | 0.6481 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.342 kt | 0.2819 kt | 0.4357 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2132 kt | 0.1357 kt | 0.2762 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1378 kt | 0.1243 kt | 0.1433 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
- 12 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in United States of America?
- Food packaging — emissions in United States of America was 0.1433 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6481 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 kt in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.