Australia and New Zealand vs Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
4,281 kt
in 2023
Germany
5,271 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
Germany rank
6th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Germany
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 5,271 kt against 4,281 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 990 kt.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and Germany ranks 6th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 8,317 kt 7,619 kt 698.1 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 10,127 kt 7,491 kt 2,636 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 6,226 kt 6,550 kt 324.61 kt Germany
2020s 4,294 kt 5,400 kt 1,106 kt Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Germany?
Germany, at 5,271 kt against 4,281 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Germany?
990 kt, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Germany?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Germany rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and Germany ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — 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
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf