Germany vs United States of America: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions

Germany
70,598 kt
in 2023
United States of America
363,861 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions over time

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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 363,861 kt against 70,598 kt in Germany, a difference of 293,263 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.2 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 222 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 80,904 kt 364,017 kt 283,113 kt United States of America
2000s 89,125 kt 418,753 kt 329,629 kt United States of America
2010s 83,218 kt 368,632 kt 285,414 kt United States of America
2020s 71,442 kt 356,999 kt 285,557 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 363,861 kt against 70,598 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
293,263 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Germany ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.