What is food packaging — energy use in OECD?

Food packaging — energy use in OECD was 46,351 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?

The highest recorded value was 157,890 TJ in 1991.

What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?

The lowest recorded value was 46,351 TJ in 2023.

How does OECD rank for food packaging — energy use?

OECD ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.

Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in OECD?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD

Name: Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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OECD: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 46,351 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

46,351 TJ

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

3rd

of 67 countries

All-time high

157,890 TJ

in 1991

All-time low

46,351 TJ

in 2023

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in OECD, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in OECD is 46,351 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in OECD peaked at 157,890 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46,351 TJ, in 2023.

OECD ranks 3rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	109,544 TJ	77,882 TJ	157,890 TJ	10
2000s	77,875 TJ	70,279 TJ	82,832 TJ	10
2010s	69,352 TJ	51,120 TJ	88,900 TJ	10
2020s	47,587 TJ	46,351 TJ	50,390 TJ	4

Countries ranked near OECD

1 China 654,509 TJ compare
2 China, mainland 635,758 TJ compare
4 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
5 Indonesia 17,026 TJ compare
6 India 15,658 TJ compare

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More climate change data for OECD

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in OECD?: Food packaging — energy use in OECD was 46,351 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?: The highest recorded value was 157,890 TJ in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 46,351 TJ in 2023.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — energy use?: OECD ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.