Germany vs United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions

Germany
16,082 kt
in 2023
United States of America
106,272 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 106,272 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany, a difference of 90,190 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.6 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 98 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 19,173 kt 82,965 kt 63,792 kt United States of America
2000s 18,404 kt 121,550 kt 103,147 kt United States of America
2010s 17,890 kt 105,669 kt 87,780 kt United States of America
2020s 16,105 kt 104,245 kt 88,140 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 106,272 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
90,190 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 processing — emissions?
Germany ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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