Food Packaging — Energy Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 27,022 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 27,022 TJ, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 39,539 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25,796 TJ, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18th out of 110 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,714 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 35,762 TJ | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 38,020 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 33,671 TJ | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 35,456 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 37,419 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 37,784 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 39,067 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 32,364 TJ | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 33,712 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 33,654 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 33,621 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 32,769 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 33,383 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 31,712 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 37,320 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 38,881 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 39,322 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39,539 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34,619 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 34,550 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 32,829 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 31,427 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 30,971 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 30,551 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29,981 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29,497 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 28,828 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 29,170 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28,066 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 25,796 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 27,717 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 27,022 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 27,022 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,097 TJ | 32,364 TJ | 39,067 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,482 TJ | 31,712 TJ | 39,539 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,587 TJ | 28,066 TJ | 34,550 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,889 TJ | 25,796 TJ | 27,717 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 15 Republic of Korea 30,746 TJ compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 29,810 TJ compare
- 17 South Africa 29,337 TJ compare
- 19 Poland 23,488 TJ compare
- 20 Mexico 21,863 TJ compare
- 21 Thailand 21,414 TJ compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Food packaging — energy use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 27,022 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,539 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,796 TJ in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food packaging — energy use?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). 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.