What is food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries?

Food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries was 41,493 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 48,214 TJ in 2012.

What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?

The lowest recorded value was 11,718 TJ in 1990.

How does Annex I countries rank for food packaging — energy use?

Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 18 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 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Annex I countries

Name: Food Packaging — Energy Use in Annex I countries
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Annex I countries: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 41,493 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

41,493 TJ

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

2nd

of 18 groups

All-time high

48,214 TJ

in 2012

All-time low

11,718 TJ

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Annex I countries, 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 Annex I countries is 41,493 TJ, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries peaked at 48,214 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11,718 TJ, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	24,314 TJ	11,718 TJ	37,913 TJ	10
2000s	29,394 TJ	26,823 TJ	33,233 TJ	10
2010s	43,936 TJ	33,203 TJ	48,214 TJ	10
2020s	42,439 TJ	41,489 TJ	44,958 TJ	4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

1 Russian Federation 24,407 TJ compare
2 China 16,609 TJ compare
3 OECD 16,505 TJ compare
4 China, mainland 16,194 TJ compare
5 Germany 3,162 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More climate change data for Annex I countries

Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 900.92 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 994,926 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 235,697 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 759,229 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 889.42 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 27,115 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 238,744 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 278,273 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,412 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 39,529 kt (2050)

All data for Annex I countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries?: Food packaging — energy use in Annex I countries was 41,493 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 48,214 TJ in 2012.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Annex I countries?: The lowest recorded value was 11,718 TJ in 1990.
How does Annex I countries rank for food packaging — energy use?: Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 18 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 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,649 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.