European Union (27) vs Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)

European Union (27)
21,651 kt
in 2023
Germany
5,293 kt
in 2023
European Union (27) rank
8th
Germany rank
7th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Germany
10.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 21,651 kt against 5,293 kt in Germany, a difference of 16,358 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.1 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 32 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 31,300 kt 7,654 kt 23,646 kt European Union (27)
2000s 32,642 kt 7,526 kt 25,116 kt European Union (27)
2010s 24,846 kt 6,582 kt 18,264 kt European Union (27)
2020s 22,076 kt 5,423 kt 16,653 kt European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), European Union (27) or Germany?
European Union (27), at 21,651 kt against 5,293 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between European Union (27) and Germany?
16,358 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Germany?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do European Union (27) and Germany rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
European Union (27) ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 32 groups.
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

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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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.