Coca-Cola's global greenhouse gas emissions 2021-2023

Reported manufacturing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Coca-Cola System totaled 5.62 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023. This represented a one percent increase from the previous year. The Coca-Cola System includes the Coca‑Cola Company and its bottling partners.

Coca-Cola sustainability goals

Having achieved its goal of reducing relative CO₂ emissions by 25 percent by 2020 compared with the 2010 baseline, the Coca-Cola Company has now set a Science-based target of reducing absolute GHG emissions by 25 percent by 2030 compared to a 2015 baseline. The Coca-Cola System's reported emissions in 2023 were approximately eight percent below 2015 levels.

Plastic waste and emissions

The Coca-Cola Company is one of the worst offenders for plastic pollution, producing approximately three million metric tons of plastic packaging annually around the world. A huge amount of this waste is generated in Mexico – the country that consumes the most Coca-Cola. Mismanaged plastic waste is often burned in open dumps in developing nations because waste management infrastructure is lacking. The annual emissions from mismanaged plastic waste created by Coca-Cola is estimated to be 2.5 million metric tons across just six nations (China, Brazil, India, The Philippines, Mexico, and Nigeria). This is considerably higher than its rival PepsiCo.