Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging in United States of America
United States of America: Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging was 3.97 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging in United States of America, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
The most recent figure for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging in United States of America is 3.97, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging in United States of America peaked at 7.55 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.97, in 2015.
That places United States of America 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.84 | — |
| 1991 | 5.14 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 4.55 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 4.44 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.23 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | +63.1% |
| 1996 | 7.12 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 7.12 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.78 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 7.08 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.55 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 7.24 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.01 | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 6.02 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.89 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.72 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.74 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.21 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.41 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.56 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.63 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.12 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.03 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 | 4.23 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.93 | 4.56 | 7.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 | 3.97 | 4.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging in United States of America?
- Food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging in United States of America was 3.97 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 in 2000.
- What is the lowest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging?
- United States of America ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - packaging rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food GHG emissions disaggregated by system stage are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).