Germany vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21,385 kt against 5,271 kt in Germany, a difference of 16,114 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.1 times Germany's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th of 120 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 | 7,619 kt | 42,098 kt | 34,479 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 7,491 kt | 32,299 kt | 24,808 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6,550 kt | 23,265 kt | 16,715 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 5,400 kt | 20,531 kt | 15,130 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21,385 kt against 5,271 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
- 16,114 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Germany ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th 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
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.