What is food packaging — energy use in OECD?

Food packaging — energy use in OECD was 16,505 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 23,285 TJ in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 7,346 TJ in 1998.

How does OECD rank for food packaging — energy use?

OECD ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 (Heat). 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
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

OECD: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 16,505 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

16,505 TJ

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 41 countries

All-time high

23,285 TJ

in 2016

All-time low

7,346 TJ

in 1998

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

OECD recorded 16,505 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.

The figure is down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in OECD peaked at 23,285 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,346 TJ, in 1998.

OECD ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	10,269 TJ	7,346 TJ	12,900 TJ	10
2000s	13,622 TJ	7,834 TJ	20,693 TJ	10
2010s	21,135 TJ	18,383 TJ	23,285 TJ	10
2020s	17,570 TJ	16,505 TJ	20,088 TJ	4

Countries ranked near OECD

1 Russian Federation 24,407 TJ compare
2 China 16,609 TJ compare
4 China, mainland 16,194 TJ compare
5 Germany 3,162 TJ compare
6 Finland 2,427 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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)

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in OECD?: Food packaging — energy use in OECD was 16,505 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 23,285 TJ in 2016.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 7,346 TJ in 1998.
How does OECD rank for food packaging — energy use?: OECD ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (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.