What is food packaging — energy use in World?

Food packaging — energy use in World was 2.12 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 2.14 million TJ in 2022.

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

The lowest recorded value was 792,841 TJ in 1990.

How does World rank for food packaging — energy use?

World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this World 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.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in World

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

World: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 2.12 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.12 million TJ

Change on year

down 0.7%

Rank

1st

of 35 groups

All-time high

2.14 million TJ

in 2022

All-time low

792,841 TJ

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in World, 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 World is 2.12 million TJ, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in World peaked at 2.14 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 792,841 TJ, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 35 groups 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	1.06 million TJ	792,841 TJ	1.29 million TJ	10
2000s	1.77 million TJ	1.41 million TJ	2.08 million TJ	10
2010s	2.03 million TJ	1.90 million TJ	2.12 million TJ	10
2020s	2.04 million TJ	1.92 million TJ	2.14 million TJ	4

Countries ranked near World

1 OECD 904,466 TJ compare
2 China 732,615 TJ compare
3 China, mainland 702,805 TJ compare
4 Russian Federation 145,731 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

More climate change data for World

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.94 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1.27 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3.67 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4,791 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 130,918 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.64 million kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 957,726 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 685,096 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3,614 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24,468 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in World?: Food packaging — energy use in World was 2.12 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 2.14 million TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 792,841 TJ in 1990.
How does World rank for food packaging — energy use?: World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 155 places, 4,536 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.