Australia vs Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5,293 kt against 4,180 kt in Australia, a difference of 1,113 kt.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 133 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,150 kt | 7,654 kt | 496.61 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 9,880 kt | 7,526 kt | 2,354 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 6,074 kt | 6,582 kt | 507.39 kt | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,187 kt | 5,423 kt | 1,236 kt | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 5,293 kt against 4,180 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Germany?
- 1,113 kt, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.