Food Packaging — Energy Use in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 45,177 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
45,177 TJ
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
157,720 TJ
in 1991
All-time low
45,177 TJ
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 153.2k TJ1991: 157.7k TJ1992: 103.6k TJ1993: 110.4k TJ1994: 98.0k TJ1995: 103.6k TJ1996: 102.4k TJ1997: 107.4k TJ1998: 86.6k TJ1999: 81.2k TJ2000: 82.2k TJ2001: 75.4k TJ2002: 81.5k TJ2003: 82.8k TJ2004: 80.8k TJ2005: 77.1k TJ2006: 78.4k TJ2007: 79.4k TJ2008: 80.5k TJ2009: 76.0k TJ2010: 86.7k TJ2011: 76.6k TJ2012: 69.5k TJ2013: 70.6k TJ2014: 76.5k TJ2015: 70.6k TJ2016: 64.7k TJ2017: 58.2k TJ2018: 52.1k TJ2019: 51.4k TJ2020: 47.0k TJ2021: 50.4k TJ2022: 45.4k TJ2023: 45.2k TJ

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 45,177 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries peaked at 157,720 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45,177 TJ, in 2023.

That places Annex I countries 4th out of 28 groups 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 — Energy Use in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 153,188 TJ —
1991 157,720 TJ +3.0%
1992 103,644 TJ -34.3%
1993 110,375 TJ +6.5%
1994 98,032 TJ -11.2%
1995 103,558 TJ +5.6%
1996 102,406 TJ -1.1%
1997 107,370 TJ +4.8%
1998 86,649 TJ -19.3%
1999 81,192 TJ -6.3%
2000 82,240 TJ +1.3%
2001 75,372 TJ -8.4%
2002 81,530 TJ +8.2%
2003 82,769 TJ +1.5%
2004 80,770 TJ -2.4%
2005 77,116 TJ -4.5%
2006 78,351 TJ +1.6%
2007 79,419 TJ +1.4%
2008 80,534 TJ +1.4%
2009 75,997 TJ -5.6%
2010 86,735 TJ +14.1%
2011 76,592 TJ -11.7%
2012 69,514 TJ -9.2%
2013 70,604 TJ +1.6%
2014 76,468 TJ +8.3%
2015 70,559 TJ -7.7%
2016 64,707 TJ -8.3%
2017 58,206 TJ -10.0%
2018 52,066 TJ -10.5%
2019 51,380 TJ -1.3%
2020 46,985 TJ -8.6%
2021 50,384 TJ +7.2%
2022 45,362 TJ -10.0%
2023 45,177 TJ -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 110,413 TJ 81,192 TJ 157,720 TJ 10
2000s 79,410 TJ 75,372 TJ 82,769 TJ 10
2010s 67,683 TJ 51,380 TJ 86,735 TJ 10
2020s 46,977 TJ 45,177 TJ 50,384 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 China 654,509 TJ compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 635,758 TJ compare
  3. 2 Viet Nam 6,922 TJ compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 4,959 TJ compare
  5. 3 OECD 46,351 TJ compare
  6. 4 South Africa 18,976 TJ compare
  7. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 104.42 TJ compare
  8. 5 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
  9. 6 Indonesia 17,026 TJ compare
  10. 7 India 15,658 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries?
Food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries was 45,177 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 157,720 TJ in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 45,177 TJ in 2023.
How does Annex I countries rank for food packaging — energy use?
Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 2,799 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.